Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
नृणां विष्टिगृहीतानामन्येषां सोऽपि मध्यगः । गृहीतो विष्टिना विप्र सर्वज्ञानैकभाजनम् ॥ ४७ ॥
nṛṇāṃ viṣṭigṛhītānāmanyeṣāṃ so'pi madhyagaḥ | gṛhīto viṣṭinā vipra sarvajñānaikabhājanam || 47 ||
Sa gitna ng mga taong sinakmal ng masamang impluwensiyang tinatawag na Viṣṭi, at maging sa iba pa, maging ang pantas na iyon—bagaman nasa gitna—ay nadakip din ng Viṣṭi, O brāhmaṇa, siya na iisang sisidlan ng lahat ng kaalaman.
Narada (narrating within the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights that even the most learned can be touched by adverse forces (here, Viṣṭi), so liberation-oriented life requires vigilance, humility, and reliance on dharma rather than pride in knowledge.
By implying that worldly influences can overtake anyone, it nudges the seeker toward taking refuge in a higher principle—steady remembrance and surrender—so that external inauspiciousness does not shake inner devotion.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) is indicated through the mention of Viṣṭi (Bhadra), a karaṇa associated with inauspiciousness and used in choosing proper timings for rites and dharmic activities.