Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि । संपश्यन्नैव लिप्येत जले वारिचरगो यथा ॥ २५ ॥
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani | saṃpaśyannaiva lipyeta jale vāricarago yathā || 25 ||
Voyant le Soi en tous les êtres et tous les êtres dans le Soi, il n’est point souillé, tel l’oiseau d’eau qui se meut dans l’eau sans être mouillé.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches the liberating vision (ātma-darśana) in which one recognizes the same Self pervading all beings; from that realization arises non-attachment, so actions no longer bind like stains.
By dissolving ego and separateness, the seeker relates to all beings with reverence and compassion—an inner purity that supports Vishnu-bhakti; devotion becomes selfless because nothing is seen as “other.”
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline of asanga (non-clinging) while engaging in duties, so karma does not bind.