Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि ये मन्यंते मनीषिणः । ते जानंति परं भावं देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः ॥ ३७ ॥
ātmavatsarvabhūtāni ye manyaṃte manīṣiṇaḥ | te jānaṃti paraṃ bhāvaṃ devadevasya cakriṇaḥ || 37 ||
إن الحكماء الذين يرون جميع الكائنات كأنها ذواتهم، هم حقًّا يعرفون الحالة العليا لربّ الآلهة، حامل القرص (فيشنو).
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that the highest understanding of Viṣṇu’s supreme reality arises in those who cultivate ātmavat-bhāva—seeing every being as one’s own Self—leading naturally to compassion, non-harm, and spiritual maturity.
By recognizing the Lord as present in all beings, devotion becomes universal and non-sectarian: serving and not harming creatures becomes an expression of Viṣṇu-bhakti, aligned with the Lord who is praised as Devadeva and Cakrin.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical sādhana—ātmavat-sight and ahiṃsā—which supports mantra, worship, and other Vedic disciplines.