Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
अंतःकरणवृत्तिर्या बोधाख्या सा महेश्वरम् । न प्रकाशयितुं शक्ता पाशत्वान्निगडादिवत् ॥ १११ ॥
aṃtaḥkaraṇavṛttiryā bodhākhyā sā maheśvaram | na prakāśayituṃ śaktā pāśatvānnigaḍādivat || 111 ||
அந்தக்கரணத்தின் ‘போதம்’ எனப்படும் வ்ருத்தி, பாசப் பந்தத்தால் கட்டுண்டதால், சங்கிலிபோல் மகேஸ்வரனை வெளிப்படுத்த இயலாது।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an upadeśa-style dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It states that ordinary ‘knowledge’ as a mental function cannot disclose the Supreme (Maheśvara) while the mind remains bound by pāśa; liberation requires a mode of realization beyond conditioned mental activity.
By implying that mere intellectual cognition is insufficient, it supports the Purāṇic emphasis on surrender and God-centered practice (bhakti) that loosens bondage, allowing true revelation of the Lord rather than conceptual thinking alone.
It highlights a technical distinction relevant to śāstric study: cognition as an antaḥkaraṇa-vṛtti is conditioned and limited; therefore, even refined learning (including Vedāṅga-based scholarship) must culminate in direct spiritual realization, not just analysis.