Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
तस्मै परमकल्याणं प्रणताय च धर्मतः । अब्रवीत्परमं मोक्षं यत्तत्सांख्यं विधीयते ॥ २१ ॥
tasmai paramakalyāṇaṃ praṇatāya ca dharmataḥ | abravītparamaṃ mokṣaṃ yattatsāṃkhyaṃ vidhīyate || 21 ||
แก่ผู้นั้นผู้ก้มกราบตามธรรม เขาได้กล่าวถึงความเกษมสูงสุด คือโมกษะอันประเสริฐที่สอนกันในนามสางขยะ
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents liberation (moksha) as the highest good and frames it as a disciplined teaching given to a sincere seeker who approaches with humility and dharmic conduct.
While the verse emphasizes Sāṅkhya (discriminative wisdom), it highlights the bhakti-like prerequisite of reverent surrender—approaching the teacher with pranāma and dharma—which supports all higher spiritual instruction in the Narada Purana.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the dharmic method of learning—humility, proper conduct, and disciplined inquiry as the foundation for receiving moksha-śāstra.