Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
श्रुत्वा सनंदनप्रोक्तान्मोक्षधर्मान्सनातनान् । नारदो भार्गवश्रेष्ठ पुनः पप्रच्छ तान्मुनीन् ॥ ६ ॥
śrutvā sanaṃdanaproktānmokṣadharmānsanātanān | nārado bhārgavaśreṣṭha punaḥ papraccha tānmunīn || 6 ||
Setelah mendengar dharma pembebasan yang kekal sebagaimana diucapkan oleh Sanandana, Nārada—wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bhṛgu—sekali lagi menyoal para muni itu.
Suta (narrator) describing Narada's action in the dialogue with the Sanatkumara brothers
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the classical discipline of learning in dharma texts: first attentive hearing of mokṣa-dharma, then humble inquiry—showing that liberation teachings are deepened through guided questioning.
While the verse centers on mokṣa-dharma, it implicitly models bhakti’s core practice of śravaṇa (hearing sacred instruction) followed by praśna (seeking clarity from realized teachers), which sustains devotion with right understanding.
The practical takeaway is methodological rather than technical: the Vedāṅga-style approach of precise learning—listening carefully and asking targeted questions—needed for correctly grasping dharma and mokṣa teachings.