Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
ऐत दस्तीति नास्तीति न कश्चित्प्रतिदृश्यते । तेषां विमृशतामेव तत्सम्यगभिधावताम् ॥ ४३ ॥
aita dastīti nāstīti na kaścitpratidṛśyate | teṣāṃ vimṛśatāmeva tatsamyagabhidhāvatām || 43 ||
Tiada seorang pun benar-benar terlihat yang boleh disebut secara tepat sama ada “ia ada” atau “ia tiada”. Hanya bagi mereka yang menimbang dengan mendalam dan menuturkannya dengan benar, hakikat itu difahami dengan sewajarnya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points beyond simplistic labels of “exists” and “does not exist,” teaching that ultimate reality is not grasped as an ordinary object; it is approached through disciplined reflection (vimarśa) and right articulation rooted in discrimination (viveka).
While framed as jñāna-oriented inquiry, it supports bhakti by removing rigid conceptual extremes; a devotee learns to approach the Divine not as a merely worldly object of proof, but as a reality realized through purified understanding and sincere contemplation.
Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta are indirectly relevant: the verse stresses “samyag abhidhā”—speaking/defining correctly—implying careful use of words and meanings so spiritual teaching does not fall into misleading claims of absolute existence or absolute non-existence.