Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
सनक उवाच । ब्रह्मन्नहं ध्यानपरो भवेयं सनंदनं पृच्छ यथाभिलाषम् । वेदांतशास्त्रे कुशलस्तवायं निवर्तयेद्वा परमार्यवंद्यः ॥ २२ ॥
sanaka uvāca | brahmannahaṃ dhyānaparo bhaveyaṃ sanaṃdanaṃ pṛccha yathābhilāṣam | vedāṃtaśāstre kuśalastavāyaṃ nivartayedvā paramāryavaṃdyaḥ || 22 ||
سنک نے کہا— اے برہمن، میں دھیان میں یکسو رہوں گا۔ جو تم چاہو سنندن سے پوچھو؛ وہ ویدانت شاستر میں ماہر اور پرم آریوں کے نزدیک قابلِ تعظیم ہے، تمہارا شک دور کر دے گا۔
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights two complementary means toward liberation: steady meditation (dhyāna) and clear Vedāntic inquiry that removes doubt through a competent teacher.
Though not explicitly about bhakti, it supports devotional practice indirectly by emphasizing inner steadiness (meditation) and right understanding; in Purāṇic teaching, such clarity stabilizes one’s devotion and practice.
The verse points to Vedānta-śāstra as the practical discipline for doubt-removal and right discernment; it stresses the role of a qualified expositor rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.