Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
ज्ञातृज्ञेयाद्युपाधिस्ते यदा नश्यति नारद । सर्वैकभावना बुद्धिः सा विद्येत्यभिधीयते ॥ ८ ॥
jñātṛjñeyādyupādhiste yadā naśyati nārada | sarvaikabhāvanā buddhiḥ sā vidyetyabhidhīyate || 8 ||
اے نارَد! جب جاننے والے اور جانے جانے والے وغیرہ کی سب حد بندیاں (اُپادھی) مٹ جائیں، تب جو عقل ہر شے کو ایک ہی حقیقت سمجھ کر دیکھے، اسی کو سچی وِدیا کہا گیا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines vidyā as the collapse of subject–object limitation (upādhi) and the rise of one-vision (sarvaika-bhāvanā), pointing directly to mokṣa-oriented realization.
By dissolving the sense of separation (knower vs. known), devotion matures into unbroken remembrance and seeing the Lord’s presence in all—supporting the Narada Purana’s Vishnu-bhakti orientation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline—retraining buddhi toward sarvaika-bhāvanā (one-pointed, non-dual vision).