Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
तस्य चैव प्रसादेन प्रादुर्भूतं महामुनेः । ज्ञानं दिव्यं समादीप्तं तेनासि विदितो विदितो मम ॥ ४० ॥
tasya caiva prasādena prādurbhūtaṃ mahāmuneḥ | jñānaṃ divyaṃ samādīptaṃ tenāsi vidito vidito mama || 40 ||
اے مہامنی، اسی کے فضل سے روشن و الٰہی معرفت ظاہر ہوئی۔ اسی کے ذریعے تو میرے نزدیک پوری طرح معلوم ہوا—ہاں، خوب معلوم ہوا۔
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that liberating, divine knowledge (divya-jñāna) arises primarily through grace (prasāda), and that such illumined insight enables true recognition of a realized seeker.
By foregrounding prasāda (grace), the verse aligns with bhakti’s core principle: inner awakening is not merely self-powered effort but is fulfilled through the Lord’s or guru’s favor, which kindles divine understanding.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is epistemic—true discernment and spiritual certainty arise from divya-jñāna awakened by grace, not from technique alone.