Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
अज्ञानतिमिरांधस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ ५६ ॥
ajñānatimirāṃdhasya jñānāñjanaśalākayā | cakṣurunmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ || 56 ||
Hommage au vénérable Guru qui, par la tige du collyre de la connaissance, ouvre les yeux de celui que l’obscurité de l’ignorance a rendu aveugle.
Narada (invocatory verse within the teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames scriptural study as an act of inner healing: ignorance is ‘darkness,’ and the Guru’s instruction is the medicine that restores true vision (viveka), preparing the student for dharma and moksha.
By offering namas (salutation) to the Guru, it emphasizes humility and surrender—key bhakti dispositions—because devotion matures through right understanding received in a disciplic line.
It underscores the necessity of a qualified teacher for Vedanga-based learning (e.g., śikṣā and vyākaraṇa): correct recitation, meaning, and method are ‘opened’ through guided instruction rather than guesswork.