Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
तत्रैव ज्ञानमासाद्य योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् । मोक्षमाप्नोति नृपते पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् ॥ ५१ ॥
tatraiva jñānamāsādya yogināmapi durlabham | mokṣamāpnoti nṛpate punarāvṛttidurlabham || 51 ||
तत्रैव तज्ज्ञानमासाद्य योगिनामपि दुर्लभम्। मोक्षमाप्नोति नृपते पुनरावृत्त्यसंभवम्॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that true liberating knowledge (jñāna) culminates in mokṣa and specifically ends punarāvṛtti—any return to saṃsāra—marking complete freedom.
While the verse speaks directly of jñāna, it supports the Narada Purana theme that the highest realization is rare and transformative; in the broader Purana, such realization is commonly stabilized through devotion to the Supreme, which ripens into liberating knowledge.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is discerning the goal—mokṣa—and prioritizing the inner discipline that yields rare jñāna beyond mere ritual skill.