Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
सोऽपि याति परं स्थानं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति । सर्वतीर्थानि यज्ञाश्च सांगा वेदाश्च सत्तम ॥ ११० ॥
so'pi yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra gatvā na śocati | sarvatīrthāni yajñāśca sāṃgā vedāśca sattama || 110 ||
तोही परम स्थानास जातो, जिथे गेल्यावर शोक उरत नाही। हे सत्पुरुषश्रेष्ठा! त्याच्यासाठी सर्व तीर्थे, सर्व यज्ञ आणि अंगांसह वेद जणू पूर्णत्वास जातात.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that the highest attainment is the griefless supreme state; reaching it is portrayed as equal to (or surpassing) the cumulative fruits of all tīrthas, yajñas, and Vedic study with Vedāṅgas.
By implying that the ultimate goal is a direct attainment of the supreme abode—often framed in the Narada Purana as achieved through single-pointed devotion—rendering external merit-sources like pilgrimage and sacrifice secondary to inner realization.
It references the Vedas “with their limbs,” i.e., the Vedāṅgas—śikṣā (phonetics), vyākaraṇa (grammar), chandas (meter), nirukta (etymology), jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology), and kalpa (ritual procedure)—as the complete traditional apparatus of Vedic learning whose fruits are encompassed by supreme spiritual attainment.