Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
अक्षीणेषु समस्तेषु विशेषज्ञानकर्मसु । विश्वमेतत्परं चान्यद्भेदभिन्नदृशां नृप ॥ २८ ॥
akṣīṇeṣu samasteṣu viśeṣajñānakarmasu | viśvametatparaṃ cānyadbhedabhinnadṛśāṃ nṛpa || 28 ||
Oh Rey, mientras no se hayan agotado todos los conocimientos y acciones particularizados (mientras persistan como tendencias limitantes), para quienes ven con la mirada dividida por las distinciones, este universo aparece como una cosa y el Supremo como otra distinta.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, addressed as 'nṛpa' in the verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It identifies the root of bondage as a split vision (bheda) created by lingering differentiating knowledge and action; liberation is implied when these tendencies are exhausted and the world is no longer seen as separate from the Supreme.
By pointing out that dualistic seeing makes God seem ‘other,’ it supports bhakti that matures into non-separative surrender—where devotion purifies karma and refines knowledge until the devotee perceives the Lord as the inner reality of the universe.
No specific Vedanga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-oriented—reduce differentiating mental constructs (viśeṣa-jñāna) and self-centered ritualistic doership (karma) through disciplined practice, leading toward mokṣa.