Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
यमाश्च नियमाश्चैव संक्षेपेण प्रबोधिताः । एभिर्विशुद्धमनसां मोक्षं हस्तगतं विदुः ॥ १० ॥
yamāśca niyamāścaiva saṃkṣepeṇa prabodhitāḥ | ebhirviśuddhamanasāṃ mokṣaṃ hastagataṃ viduḥ || 10 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ യമങ്ങളും നിയമങ്ങളും സംക്ഷേപമായി ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ഇവയാൽ വിശുദ്ധമനസ്സുള്ളവർ മോക്ഷം കൈവശമായതുപോലെ അറിയുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-oriented discipline)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It declares that yama and niyama are not optional preliminaries but direct causes of citta-śuddhi (purification of mind), and that for a purified mind, moksha is 'hastagata'—effectively within immediate reach.
By emphasizing inner purity through disciplined conduct, it supports bhakti as a stable, sattvic practice—devotion becomes steady and effective when the mind is cleansed by restraints (yama) and observances (niyama).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical and ritual discipline—foundational dharma-sadhana that undergirds all Vedic study and worship.