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 ||
Ô Roi, tant que tous les savoirs et actes particularisés ne sont pas épuisés (tant qu’ils demeurent comme tendances limitantes), pour ceux dont la vision est scindée par les distinctions, cet univers paraît une chose et le Suprême une autre.
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.