Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
श्रुत्वा तु मोक्षधर्मान्वै नारदो भगवत्प्रियः । सनंदनमुखोद्गीतान्किं पप्रच्छं ततः परम् ॥ २ ॥
śrutvā tu mokṣadharmānvai nārado bhagavatpriyaḥ | sanaṃdanamukhodgītānkiṃ papracchaṃ tataḥ param || 2 ||
Sau khi nghe các giáo pháp về giải thoát (mokṣa)—những lời được cất lên từ chính miệng Sanandana—Nārada, người được Bhagavān yêu quý, liền hỏi tiếp điều gì đến sau đó.
Suta (narrating the dialogue; describing Narada’s action)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the ideal seeker: even Nārada, dear to Bhagavān, listens first to mokṣa-dharma from a realized teacher (Sanandana) and then inquires further—showing that liberation unfolds through attentive hearing (śravaṇa) followed by sincere questioning (paripraśna).
By calling Nārada “bhagavat-priya,” the verse frames the inquiry into mokṣa-dharma as rooted in closeness to Bhagavān; devotion matures through humble listening to saintly instruction and a desire to know the next, deeper step.
The verse models the method of śāstra-learning—structured transmission (a teacher’s recitation) and disciplined inquiry—an approach central to Vedāṅga-based study even when the topic is mokṣa rather than ritual technique.