Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
एतत्सर्वं प्रपश्यामि त्वयि बुद्धिमतांवर । यञ्चान्यदपि वेत्तव्यं तत्त्वतो वेत्ति तद्भवान् ॥ ३८ ॥
etatsarvaṃ prapaśyāmi tvayi buddhimatāṃvara | yañcānyadapi vettavyaṃ tattvato vetti tadbhavān || 38 ||
O best among the wise, I see all this in you; and whatever else is yet to be known—your reverence knows that too, in its true reality.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It models the disciple’s surrender to higher wisdom: true knowledge is not mere information, but “tattvataḥ”—seeing reality as it is—embodied in the realized teacher.
By honoring the knower of truth, it supports bhakti through humility and receptivity—devotion becomes steady when guided by one who knows the essence, not just external forms.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is named; the emphasis is on tattva-jñāna—right understanding that grounds any practice or ritual in its true purpose.