Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
अनेन क्रमयोगेन बहुजातिसुकर्मणाम् । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म संपद्यते तदा ॥ ३१ ॥
anena kramayogena bahujātisukarmaṇām | karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma saṃpadyate tadā || 31 ||
Dengan yoga bertahap ini (krama-yoga), melalui kebajikan yang terkumpul dari banyak kelahiran—melalui perbuatan, melalui minda, dan melalui ucapan—pada saat itu seseorang mencapai Brahman.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is often ripened through a gradual discipline supported by accumulated merit, integrating outer conduct (karma), inner purification (mind), and sanctified expression (speech), culminating in realization of Brahman.
Although it names Brahman, the method aligns with bhakti-sadhana too: actions become offerings, the mind becomes absorbed in the Divine, and speech becomes japa/stotra—so devotion matures step by step into direct realization.
It indirectly emphasizes correct use of vāc (speech) in mantra and recitation—supported by Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar)—as part of disciplined practice alongside right action and mental focus.