Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
शिक्षा कल्पो व्याकरणं निरुक्तं ज्योतिषं तथा । छंदःशास्त्रं षडेतानि वेदांगानि विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १० ॥
śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇaṃ niruktaṃ jyotiṣaṃ tathā | chaṃdaḥśāstraṃ ṣaḍetāni vedāṃgāni vidurbudhāḥ || 10 ||
Śikṣā (fonetik), Kalpa (tatacara ritual), Vyākaraṇa (tatabahasa), Nirukta (etimologi dan huraian kata Veda), Jyotiṣa (astronomi/astrologi), dan Chandas (ilmu metrum) — enam inilah yang diketahui para bijaksana sebagai Vedāṅga, anggota bantu bagi Veda.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, in the Moksha-dharma dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames the Vedāṅgas as the practical supports that protect and transmit the Veda—ensuring correct sound, meaning, meter, and ritual timing—so that Vedic study and practice can lead toward dharma and ultimately mokṣa.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it establishes the disciplined foundation (right recitation, right meaning, right ritual method and timing) that traditionally supports devotional worship and mantra-based Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic practice.
It lists all six Vedāṅgas and implies their applied use: Śikṣā for pronunciation, Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta for meaning, Chandas for meter, Kalpa for ritual procedure, and Jyotiṣa for calendrical/astral timing of rites.