Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 169
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
पूजापुरःसरं सप्तसहस्रं विजितेंद्रियः । सर्वासामपि विद्यानां तत्त्वज्ञो जायते नरः ॥ १६९ ॥
pūjāpuraḥsaraṃ saptasahasraṃ vijiteṃdriyaḥ | sarvāsāmapi vidyānāṃ tattvajño jāyate naraḥ || 169 ||
جس نے اپنی حِسّیات کو فتح کر لیا اور پوجا کو مقدم رکھ کر سات ہزار (بار) انجام دیا، وہ شخص تمام علوم کے تَتّو کا جاننے والا بن جاتا ہے۔
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/vidya context; dialogue framework traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that sustained worship combined with mastery over the senses culminates not merely in information, but in tattva-jñāna—insight into the underlying truth of all vidyās.
By placing pūjā “in front” (puraḥsara) as the leading discipline, it implies that devotional worship, when supported by self-control, purifies the mind and ripens into true understanding.
It emphasizes the prerequisite for any Vedāṅga learning—indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and regular pūjā—so that study of śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, chandas, nirukta, jyotiṣa, and kalpa becomes grounded in tattva rather than mere technique.