Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
किमु त्वं ताम्यसि मुने पुत्रं प्रति समाकुलः । पश्यसि विप्र नायांतं ब्रह्यभूतं निजांतिरे ॥ ३४ ॥
kimu tvaṃ tāmyasi mune putraṃ prati samākulaḥ | paśyasi vipra nāyāṃtaṃ brahyabhūtaṃ nijāṃtire || 34 ||
हे मुनि, पुत्र के कारण व्याकुल होकर तुम क्यों शोक करते हो? हे विप्र, क्या तुम उसे नहीं देखते—जो ब्रह्मरूप होकर तुम्हारे ही निकट स्थित है?
Sanatkumara (one of the Sanaka brothers) addressing Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
FAQs
It reframes grief as a product of ignorance: the ‘lost’ person is not truly lost when established in Brahman; the wise are urged to perceive the realized Self as beyond coming and going.
By dissolving sorrow through higher vision, it supports mature bhakti: devotion ripens into steady remembrance and surrender, where separation is transcended by awareness of the Divine presence.
No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is viveka—discriminating the eternal (Brahman) from transient emotional upheaval.
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