Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
यदा विश्वं महाविष्णोर्भिन्नत्वेन प्रतीयते । तदा ह्यविद्या संसिद्धा भवेद्दुःखस्य साधनम् ॥ ७ ॥
yadā viśvaṃ mahāviṣṇorbhinnatvena pratīyate | tadā hyavidyā saṃsiddhā bhavedduḥkhasya sādhanam || 7 ||
यदा विश्वं महाविष्णोर्भिन्नत्वेन प्रतीयते । तदा ह्यविद्या संसिद्धा भवेद्दुःखस्य साधनम् ॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies the root of suffering as avidyā—specifically, the mistaken perception that the world exists independently of Mahāviṣṇu—implying liberation arises from right vision of Vishnu as the ground of all.
By teaching that separation from Vishnu is ignorance, it supports bhakti as a corrective vision: devotion trains the mind to see all existence as belonging to and pervaded by Vishnu, dissolving alienation and sorrow.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is doctrinal discernment (viveka) used in Vedānta-oriented instruction—recognizing the error of bheda-buddhi (sense of separateness) as the basis for spiritual practice.