Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
सनंदन उवाच । प्रश्नभारोऽयमतुलस्त्वया मम कृतो द्विज । संक्षेपात्कथयिष्यामि सारमेषां सुनिश्चितम् ॥ १४ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | praśnabhāro'yamatulastvayā mama kṛto dvija | saṃkṣepātkathayiṣyāmi sārameṣāṃ suniścitam || 14 ||
Sanandana đáp: “Hỡi bậc nhị sinh, ông đã đặt lên ta một gánh nặng câu hỏi không gì sánh được. Vì vậy, ta sẽ nói vắn tắt phần tinh yếu đã được xác quyết của những điều ấy.”
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It emphasizes that vast spiritual inquiry should be distilled into a clear, decisive essence—guidance that leads directly toward Moksha rather than getting lost in excessive detail.
While Bhakti is not named here, the verse sets the method: the teacher will provide the essential conclusion, which in the Narada Purana commonly culminates in single-pointed devotion and surrender as the practical essence of Dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is pedagogical—summarizing complex doctrine into a determinate siddhanta (settled conclusion).