The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
भावनामयमेतद्वै जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । विद्युद्विलोलं विप्रेन्द्र भज तस्माज्जनार्दनम् ॥ १९ ॥
bhāvanāmayametadvai jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam | vidyudvilolaṃ viprendra bhaja tasmājjanārdanam || 19 ||
हे विप्रश्रेष्ठ! यह स्थावर-जंगम सहित समस्त जगत् वास्तव में भावनाओं से रचा हुआ है, और बिजली की चमक-सा चंचल है; इसलिए जनार्दन का भजन करो।
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that worldly experience is unstable and mind-shaped, so lasting peace is found by taking refuge in Janārdana (Vishnu), the steady spiritual ground beyond change.
By contrasting the world’s lightning-like instability with the dependable refuge of Vishnu, it motivates single-pointed worship (bhajana) as the practical response to impermanence.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught here; the takeaway is philosophical discernment (viveka) supporting bhakti—seeing impermanence and choosing devotion.