Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
प्रत्यक्षं ह्येतयोर्मूलं कृतांत ह्येतयोरपि । प्रत्यक्षो ह्यागमो भिन्नः कृतांतो वा न किंचन ॥ २८ ॥
pratyakṣaṃ hyetayormūlaṃ kṛtāṃta hyetayorapi | pratyakṣo hyāgamo bhinnaḥ kṛtāṃto vā na kiṃcana || 28 ||
La perception directe (pratyakṣa) est la racine de ces deux, et le «kṛtānta» (conclusion arrêtée) l’est aussi pour elles. Car l’Écriture (āgama) est distincte de la perception directe ; et sans conclusion arrêtée, rien n’est établi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that spiritual progress requires reliable means of knowledge: perception and scripture must culminate in firm ascertainment (kṛtānta); without clear conclusion, practice and understanding remain unstable.
Bhakti becomes steady when the devotee has certainty about the object of devotion and the method—scriptural guidance (āgama) is distinct from mere perception, and devotion matures when one reaches settled conviction (kṛtānta) about Vishnu and dharma.
It highlights pramāṇa-vicāra (discernment of valid knowledge): using śāstra (āgama) with clear reasoning toward a definite conclusion—an approach aligned with śāstric study disciplines supported by Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā-style analysis.