Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
अव्यक्तमिति विज्ञेयं लिंगग्राह्यमतींद्रियम् । अविश्रंभेण मंतव्यं विश्रंभे धारयेन्मनः ॥ ७८ ॥
avyaktamiti vijñeyaṃ liṃgagrāhyamatīṃdriyam | aviśraṃbheṇa maṃtavyaṃ viśraṃbhe dhārayenmanaḥ || 78 ||
সেই তত্ত্বক ‘অব্যক্ত’ বুলি জানিবা—ইন্দ্ৰিয়াতীত, কেৱল সূক্ষ্ম লক্ষণে গ্ৰাহ্য। অসাৱধানতা নোহোৱাকৈ সজাগভাৱে ধ্যান কৰা; দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস আহিলে মনক তাতেই স্থিৰ ৰাখা॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that the highest Reality is Avyakta (unmanifest) and cannot be captured by the senses; it is approached through subtle indicators and sustained contemplation, culminating in firm mental absorption.
While framed in jñāna-yoga language, it supports bhakti by implying that the Lord’s highest nature is beyond sense-perception; devotion matures from external forms to steady inner remembrance where the mind rests unwaveringly.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—careful, consistent contemplation and then stabilizing the mind when inner certainty (viśrambha) is attained.