Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
यदेतद्दैष्णवं ज्ञानं कथितं ते मुनीश्वर । एतद्विदित्वा योगीन्द्रो लभते मोक्षमुत्तमम् ॥ ६१ ॥
yadetaddaiṣṇavaṃ jñānaṃ kathitaṃ te munīśvara | etadviditvā yogīndro labhate mokṣamuttamam || 61 ||
ହେ ମୁନୀଶ୍ୱର! ଆପଣ କହିଥିବା ଏହି ବୈଷ୍ଣବ ଜ୍ଞାନକୁ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଭାବେ ଜାଣିଲେ, ଯୋଗୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମଧ୍ୟ ଉତ୍ତମ ମୋକ୍ଷ ପାଏ।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that Vaiṣṇava jñāna—knowledge centered on Viṣṇu and His dharma—is itself a direct means to the highest moksha when it is genuinely realized.
By praising “Vaiṣṇava knowledge,” the verse implies that true understanding is inseparable from Viṣṇu-orientation—faith, remembrance, and surrender—so that even a great yogin reaches liberation through Viṣṇu-centered insight.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is that scriptural learning becomes liberating only when it culminates in Vaiṣṇava realization aimed at moksha.