Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
तस्य जन्मरहस्यं मे कमचाप्यस्य श्रृण्वते । समाख्याहि महाभाग मोक्षशास्त्रार्थविद्भवान् ॥ ५ ॥
tasya janmarahasyaṃ me kamacāpyasya śrṛṇvate | samākhyāhi mahābhāga mokṣaśāstrārthavidbhavān || 5 ||
Beritahulah kepadaku rahsia kelahirannya, dan juga sebabnya, semasa aku mendengar. Wahai yang agung dan bertuah—memandangkan kamu mengetahui tujuan sebenar Mokṣa-śāstras—tolong jelaskannya sepenuhnya.
Narada (questioning a Moksha-śāstra knower, typically Sanatkumara in this dialogue flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It frames a moksha-centered inquiry: Narada seeks not mere biography, but the hidden principle (rahasya) and causal reason behind a birth, to be understood through the lens of liberation-teachings (mokṣa-śāstra).
Indirectly, it shows the bhakti attitude of humble inquiry and attentive listening (śṛṇvate) before a realized teacher—an essential foundation for receiving liberating knowledge that later matures into devotion to the Supreme.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa (listening) and seeking artha (true meaning) from a qualified knower of śāstra—methodology central to all Vedic study.