Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
सर्वं संगृह्य कल्पांते शेते यस्तु जले स्वयम् । तं प्राहुर्मोक्षदं विष्णुं मुनयस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ॥ १६ ॥
sarvaṃ saṃgṛhya kalpāṃte śete yastu jale svayam | taṃ prāhurmokṣadaṃ viṣṇuṃ munayastattvadarśinaḥ || 16 ||
कल्पांती जो सर्व काही स्वतःमध्ये संहृत करून स्वतःच जलावर शयन करतो—तत्त्वदर्शी मुनी त्यालाच मोक्षदाता विष्णू म्हणतात।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Purva Bhaga dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It identifies Vishnu as both the cosmic refuge at pralaya (the end of the kalpa) and the direct bestower of moksha, grounding liberation in devotion to the Supreme who transcends creation and dissolution.
By presenting Vishnu as the ultimate reality recognized by tattvadarśin sages and as mokṣada (giver of liberation), it implies that turning one’s faith, remembrance, and worship toward Vishnu is a complete spiritual path leading beyond cyclical time.
The verse is primarily theological and cosmological rather than Vedanga-technical; its practical takeaway is a Purāṇic siddhānta used in teaching and recitation—Vishnu is the final refuge at pralaya and the goal of spiritual practice (moksha).