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 ||
پس میں یوگ کا وہ اُپائے بیان کرتا ہوں جو سنسار کے چکر سے واپس موڑ دے۔ یوگ ہی پاکیزہ گیان ہے، اور اسی گیان کو دانا لوگ موکش دینے والا جانتے ہیں॥ ۵۵ ॥
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.