Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu
Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ
साङ्ख्याः सर्वेषु पश्यन्ति परिपूर्णात्मकं हरिम् । तमादिदेवमजरं ज्ञानरूपं भजाम्यहम् ॥ ५१ ॥
sāṅkhyāḥ sarveṣu paśyanti paripūrṇātmakaṃ harim | tamādidevamajaraṃ jñānarūpaṃ bhajāmyaham || 51 ||
साङ्ख्याः सर्वेषु भूतगणे परिपूर्णात्मानं हरिं पश्यन्ति। तमादिदेवमजरं ज्ञानस्वरूपं हरिमहं भजामि॥५१॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It harmonizes philosophical insight with devotion: realizing Hari as the complete Self in all beings culminates in worship of the primordial, unaging Lord who is identical with true knowledge.
Bhakti here is grounded in right vision—seeing Vishnu everywhere (sarveṣu) and then consciously taking refuge in Him (bhajāmi), worshipping Him as the source of all and as pure wisdom.
Rather than a ritual or technical Vedanga rule, the verse emphasizes jñāna (discriminative understanding), aligning Sāṅkhya-style discernment with devotional worship as a practical spiritual discipline.