Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
आत्मानं तं विजानीहि सर्वलोकहितात्मकम् । तस्मिन्यः संश्रितो देहे ह्यब्बिंदुरिव पुष्करे ॥ ४२ ॥
ātmānaṃ taṃ vijānīhi sarvalokahitātmakam | tasminyaḥ saṃśrito dehe hyabbiṃduriva puṣkare || 42 ||
उस आत्मा को जानो जो समस्त लोकों के हित का स्वरूप है। जो देह में रहते हुए उसी का आश्रय लेता है, वह कमल-पत्र पर स्थित जल-बिंदु की भाँति अलिप्त रहता है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that realizing the Atman as the universal good (sarvalokahitātmakam) makes one inwardly free even while embodied—remaining unstained by worldly contact, like water on a lotus leaf.
By emphasizing “taking refuge in That,” it aligns with bhakti as śaraṇāgati (surrender): abiding in the Supreme while living one’s duties, so the heart stays unattached and pure.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is mokṣa-dharma discipline—inner detachment and steady refuge in the Self amid bodily life.