Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
सर्वे पश्यंति यदृश्यं मनोयुक्तेन चक्षुषा । मनसि व्याकुले चक्षुः पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति ॥ ३५ ॥
sarve paśyaṃti yadṛśyaṃ manoyuktena cakṣuṣā | manasi vyākule cakṣuḥ paśyannapi na paśyati || 35 ||
Nakikita ng lahat ang dapat makita sa pamamagitan lamang ng mga matang kaugnay ng isip. Kapag magulo ang isip, ang mata—kahit nakatitig—ay hindi tunay na nakakakita.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that perception is not merely sensory but mental: without a steady mind, even direct experience remains ungrasped, so liberation requires mastery of the mind.
Bhakti depends on attentive remembrance (smaraṇa) and focused hearing (śravaṇa); an agitated mind cannot truly “see” the Lord’s presence even when sacred forms, names, and teachings are before it.
It implicitly supports disciplined recitation and study: without mental steadiness, even correct hearing/reading (linked to Śikṣā—proper reception of sound) fails to yield understanding.