Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
अद्वयं निगुणं नित्यमद्वितीयमनौपमम् । परिपूर्णं ज्ञानमयं विदुर्मोक्षप्रताधकम् ॥ २३ ॥
advayaṃ niguṇaṃ nityamadvitīyamanaupamam | paripūrṇaṃ jñānamayaṃ vidurmokṣapratādhakam || 23 ||
ज्ञानीजन त्या परम तत्त्वाला अद्वय, गुणातीत, नित्य, द्वितीयरहित व अनुपम जाणतात—ते परिपूर्ण, चैतन्यमय आणि मोक्षप्रद आहे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the liberating Reality as non-dual, nirguṇa, eternal, and pure consciousness—implying that mokṣa comes from realizing Brahman as one without a second.
While the verse speaks in jñāna-language, it supports bhakti by clarifying the supreme object of devotion: the incomparable, eternal, non-dual Brahman (often approached as the highest form of the Lord).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the focus is Vedānta-style metaphysics—nirguṇa, advaya Brahman as the basis for liberation.