Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि । संपश्यन्नैव लिप्येत जले वारिचरगो यथा ॥ २५ ॥
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani | saṃpaśyannaiva lipyeta jale vāricarago yathā || 25 ||
Melihat Ātman dalam semua makhluk dan semua makhluk dalam Ātman, ia tidak ternoda, bagaikan burung air bergerak di air namun tidak dibasahi olehnya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches the liberating vision (ātma-darśana) in which one recognizes the same Self pervading all beings; from that realization arises non-attachment, so actions no longer bind like stains.
By dissolving ego and separateness, the seeker relates to all beings with reverence and compassion—an inner purity that supports Vishnu-bhakti; devotion becomes selfless because nothing is seen as “other.”
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline of asanga (non-clinging) while engaging in duties, so karma does not bind.