Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
तदीक्षणाय स्वाध्यायश्चक्षुर्योगस्तथापरम् । न मांसचक्षुषा द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मभूतः स शक्यते ॥ ३३ ॥
tadīkṣaṇāya svādhyāyaścakṣuryogastathāparam | na māṃsacakṣuṣā draṣṭuṃ brahmabhūtaḥ sa śakyate || 33 ||
त्या परम तत्त्वाचे दर्शन घडण्यासाठी ‘नेत्र’ म्हणजे स्वाध्याय, तसेच परमोच्च योगसाधना. ब्रह्मभाव प्राप्त झालेला तो देहनेत्रांनी दिसत नाही।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that Brahman-realization is an inner seeing gained through svādhyāya and yoga, not an object for ordinary sensory perception.
By implying that true ‘darśana’ requires inner purification and steady contemplation; bhakti matures into inward absorption where the Divine is known beyond the senses.
Svādhyāya points to disciplined Vedic recitation and study supported by śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (grammar), used as a means to refine understanding and contemplation.