Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
एवंस्थिते तव ज्ञानं भविष्यत्युत्तमोत्तमम् । ज्ञानात्समस्तपापानां मोक्षो भवति निश्चितम् ॥ ५५ ॥
evaṃsthite tava jñānaṃ bhaviṣyatyuttamottamam | jñānātsamastapāpānāṃ mokṣo bhavati niścitam || 55 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ സ്ഥാപിതമായാൽ നിന്റെ ജ്ഞാനം പരമോത്തമമാകും; ആ ജ്ഞാനത്താൽ എല്ലാ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുമുള്ള മോചനം നിശ്ചയമായി ലഭിക്കും।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that when right understanding becomes firmly established, it matures into supreme jñāna, and that jñāna itself is a sure means for release from the bondage created by sins.
While the verse speaks directly of jñāna, in the Narada Purana’s devotional framework such knowledge is typically stabilized through devotion and right practice, culminating in inner clarity that supports mokṣa.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is named; the practical takeaway is that disciplined learning and contemplation are emphasized as the direct cause for the cleansing of pāpa and the certainty of mokṣa.