Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
वेदमालिरुवाच । ममचित्तमतिभ्रान्तं गुरो ब्रह्मविदां वर । कोऽहं मम क्रिया का च मम जन्म कथं वद ॥ ६० ॥
vedamāliruvāca | mamacittamatibhrāntaṃ guro brahmavidāṃ vara | ko'haṃ mama kriyā kā ca mama janma kathaṃ vada || 60 ||
വേദമാലി പറഞ്ഞു—ഗുരുദേവാ, ബ്രഹ്മവിദ്യജ്ഞരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ! എന്റെ ചിത്തവും ബുദ്ധിയും ഭ്രമിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഞാൻ ആരാണ്? എന്റെ കര്ത്തവ്യം എന്ത്? എന്റെ ജനനം എങ്ങനെ സംഭവിച്ചു—ദയവായി പറയുക।
Vedamāli
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the classic mokṣa-oriented inquiry—identity (ko 'ham), right action (kriyā), and the cause of birth (janma)—and places the solution in brahma-vidyā received from a qualified guru.
Though not explicitly naming bhakti, it shows the essential bhakti attitude: humility and surrender to the guru for clarity about one’s dharma and spiritual direction, which later culminates in devotion grounded in right understanding.
The verse prioritizes brahma-vidyā (liberating knowledge) over technical detail; it implicitly indicates that ritual action (kriyā) should be guided by correct discernment taught by the guru, rather than performed in confusion.