Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
पापक्षयाच्छुद्वमतिर्वांछति ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । ज्ञानं हि मोक्षदं ज्ञेयं तदुपायं वदामि ते ॥ ४६ ॥
pāpakṣayācchudvamatirvāṃchati jñānamuttamam | jñānaṃ hi mokṣadaṃ jñeyaṃ tadupāyaṃ vadāmi te || 46 ||
پاپ کے زوال سے عقل پاک ہوتی ہے اور اعلیٰ ترین گیان کی خواہش کرتی ہے۔ گیان ہی موکش دینے والا ہے—اسے پانے کا اُپائے میں تمہیں بتاتا ہوں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner purity with liberation: when sin is diminished, the intellect naturally seeks the highest knowledge, and that knowledge is affirmed as a direct cause of moksha.
While the verse speaks in the language of jñāna, it implies a preparatory purification (pāpakṣaya) that, in Narada Purana practice, is commonly supported by Vishnu-bhakti, vows, and righteous conduct that cleanse the mind and mature it for liberating insight.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented: cultivate purity and remove pāpa so the mind becomes fit for liberating knowledge.