Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
योगशास्त्रं च निखिलं कापिलं चैव नारद । शतं ब्राह्म्या श्रिया युक्तं ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम् ॥ ४७ ॥
yogaśāstraṃ ca nikhilaṃ kāpilaṃ caiva nārada | śataṃ brāhmyā śriyā yuktaṃ brahmatulyaparākramam || 47 ||
ஓ நாரதா, (அவர்) முழுமையான யோக சாஸ்திரத்தையும், கபிலரின் (சாங்க்ய) தத்துவத்தையும்—பிராம்மீ ஸ்ரீயால் ஒளிர்ந்து, பிரம்மத்துக்கு இணையான வலிமையுடன்—நூறு (உபதேச/நூல்) வடிவில் (அருளினார்)।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates Yoga and Kapila’s Sāṅkhya as complete, Brahman-oriented disciplines whose inner potency is described as ‘equal to Brahman,’ emphasizing liberation through realized knowledge.
While not directly naming bhakti, it frames Yoga/Sāṅkhya as Brahmic (brahmya) paths—often presented in the Purāṇic context as supports that purify the mind and steady contemplation, making devotion and God-realization mature and unwavering.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is named; the verse instead highlights darśana-based practical sādhanā—Yoga discipline and Sāṅkhya discernment—as structured knowledge systems used for mokṣa.