Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
अव्यक्तमिति विज्ञेयं लिंगग्राह्यमतींद्रियम् । अविश्रंभेण मंतव्यं विश्रंभे धारयेन्मनः ॥ ७८ ॥
avyaktamiti vijñeyaṃ liṃgagrāhyamatīṃdriyam | aviśraṃbheṇa maṃtavyaṃ viśraṃbhe dhārayenmanaḥ || 78 ||
त्या तत्त्वाला ‘अव्यक्त’ असे जाणावे—इंद्रियांपलीकडचे, सूक्ष्म लक्षणांनीच ग्राह्य. निष्काळजीपणा न ठेवता त्याचे चिंतन करावे; आणि दृढ विश्वास आला की मन तेथेच स्थिर धरावे॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that the highest Reality is Avyakta (unmanifest) and cannot be captured by the senses; it is approached through subtle indicators and sustained contemplation, culminating in firm mental absorption.
While framed in jñāna-yoga language, it supports bhakti by implying that the Lord’s highest nature is beyond sense-perception; devotion matures from external forms to steady inner remembrance where the mind rests unwaveringly.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—careful, consistent contemplation and then stabilizing the mind when inner certainty (viśrambha) is attained.