Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
अर्धिकं तव विज्ञानमधि कावगतिस्तव । अधिकं च तवैश्वर्यं तञ्च त्वं नावबुध्यसे ॥ ४१ ॥
ardhikaṃ tava vijñānamadhi kāvagatistava | adhikaṃ ca tavaiśvaryaṃ tañca tvaṃ nāvabudhyase || 41 ||
Ton savoir n’est que partiel ; ta compréhension de la poésie est elle aussi limitée. Ta puissance seigneuriale (aiśvarya) est plus grande encore—et pourtant, même cela, tu ne le comprends pas vraiment.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in an instructive, corrective tone)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It cautions that scholarship, artistic skill, and even worldly authority can remain superficial unless transformed into inner realization (avabodha) leading toward moksha.
By exposing the inadequacy of mere accomplishments, it implicitly points to surrender and sincere seeking—qualities central to Vishnu-bhakti—where knowledge becomes lived devotion rather than pride.
It references kāvya-competence (poetics) and vijñāna (learned knowledge), implying that technical mastery—like Vyakarana-based scholarship—must be joined with discernment and self-knowledge to be spiritually fruitful.