Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
योगोपायमतो वक्ष्ये संसारविनिवर्त्तकम् । योगो ज्ञानं विशुद्धं स्यात्तज्ज्ञानं मोक्षदं विदुः ॥ ५५ ॥
yogopāyamato vakṣye saṃsāravinivarttakam | yogo jñānaṃ viśuddhaṃ syāttajjñānaṃ mokṣadaṃ viduḥ || 55 ||
Kaya nga, ilalarawan ko ang paraan ng Yoga na nagbabalikwas sa tao mula sa pag-ikot ng saṃsāra. Ang Yoga ay dalisay na kaalaman; at ang kaalamang iyon, batid ng marurunong, ay nagkakaloob ng mokṣa, ang paglaya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines Yoga not merely as technique but as viśuddha-jñāna (purified knowledge) whose direct fruit is mokṣa, thereby presenting liberation as the culmination of inner clarity rather than external achievement.
While the verse speaks in the language of jñāna-yoga, it supports Bhakti by implying that true practice must culminate in purified understanding—devotion in the Narada Purana is repeatedly praised as a purifier of mind that ripens into liberating knowledge.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-oriented: cultivate inner purification so that knowledge becomes liberating rather than merely intellectual.