Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
सनंदन उवाच । प्रश्नभारोऽयमतुलस्त्वया मम कृतो द्विज । संक्षेपात्कथयिष्यामि सारमेषां सुनिश्चितम् ॥ १४ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | praśnabhāro'yamatulastvayā mama kṛto dvija | saṃkṣepātkathayiṣyāmi sārameṣāṃ suniścitam || 14 ||
Sanandana berkata: “Wahai yang dua kali lahir (dvija), engkau telah meletakkan beban pertanyaan yang tiada bandingnya ke atasku. Maka aku akan menyampaikan secara ringkas inti yang telah dipastikan tentang perkara-perkara ini.”
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It emphasizes that vast spiritual inquiry should be distilled into a clear, decisive essence—guidance that leads directly toward Moksha rather than getting lost in excessive detail.
While Bhakti is not named here, the verse sets the method: the teacher will provide the essential conclusion, which in the Narada Purana commonly culminates in single-pointed devotion and surrender as the practical essence of Dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is pedagogical—summarizing complex doctrine into a determinate siddhanta (settled conclusion).