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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

सम्यग्ज्ञानविहीनानां दृश्यते विविधं जगतग् । परमज्ञानिनामेतत्परब्रह्मात्मकं द्विज ॥ ६६ ॥

samyagjñānavihīnānāṃ dṛśyate vividhaṃ jagatag | paramajñānināmetatparabrahmātmakaṃ dvija || 66 ||

सम्यक् ज्ञान नसलेल्यांना जग विविध दिसते; पण परम ज्ञानी, हे द्विज, यालाच परब्रह्मस्वरूप मानतात।

samyak-jñāna-vihīnānāmof those devoid of right knowledge
samyak-jñāna-vihīnānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootsamyak (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vihīna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (samyagjñāna-vihīna = devoid of right knowledge)
dṛśyateis seen/appears
dṛśyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (दृश् धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
vividhamvaried/manifold
vividham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvividha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण
jagatthe world
jagat:
Karma (कर्म/Subject in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
parama-jñānināmof the supreme knowers
parama-jñāninām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक) + jñānin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (paramajñānin = supreme knower)
etatthis
etat:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश
para-brahma-ātmakamof the nature of Supreme Brahman
para-brahma-ātmakam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक) + brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (parabrahma-ātmaka = of the nature of Supreme Brahman)
dvijaO twice-born
dvija:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing 'dvija' as the listener in the discourse)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

B
Brahman

FAQs

It contrasts ordinary perception shaped by ignorance with the liberated vision of the wise: the same world that seems fragmented becomes recognized as nothing but Parabrahman when right knowledge arises.

While framed as jñāna, it supports mature Bhakti by directing devotion toward the all-pervading Brahman—training the devotee to see the Lord’s reality in all experiences rather than treating the world as separate from the Divine.

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Shiksha, or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is epistemic—cultivating samyagjñāna (right discernment) so perception aligns with Brahman-centered understanding.