Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
एवमेते समाख्याता मोक्षधर्मास्तवानध । पठतां श्रृण्वतां चापि हरिभक्तिविवर्द्धनाः ॥ ८० ॥
evamete samākhyātā mokṣadharmāstavānadha | paṭhatāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ cāpi haribhaktivivarddhanāḥ || 80 ||
ഹേ അനഘാ! ഇങ്ങനെ മോക്ഷധർമ്മങ്ങൾ നിനക്കു വിവരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; ഇവ പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്കും ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവർക്കും ഹരിഭക്തി വർധിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It seals the Moksha-Dharma instruction by stating that the very act of studying (pāṭha) and hearing (śravaṇa) these teachings is itself a sādhanā that nurtures devotion to Hari, which is central to liberation.
It presents bhakti as both the fruit and the means: the liberation-teachings, when recited or heard, directly “increase Hari-bhakti,” showing that attentive listening and recitation are practical bhakti-acts.
The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation), practices tied to correct oral transmission; while not naming a Vedanga explicitly, it aligns with the discipline of sound/recitation central to Śikṣā (phonetics) in Vedic learning.