Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti
यन्मायया मोहितचेतसस्तं पश्यन्ति नात्मानमपि प्रसिद्धम् । त एव मायारहितास्तदेव पश्यन्ति सर्वात्मकमात्मरूपम् ॥ ११ ॥
yanmāyayā mohitacetasastaṃ paśyanti nātmānamapi prasiddham | ta eva māyārahitāstadeva paśyanti sarvātmakamātmarūpam || 11 ||
جن کے دل مایا سے فریفتہ ہیں وہ اُس حقیقت کو تو دیکھتے ہیں، مگر معروف آتما کو بھی نہیں پہچانتے۔ وہی جب مایا سے پاک ہو جاتے ہیں تو اسی حقیقت کو سَرواتمک آتما‑سوروپ کے طور پر دیکھتے ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It distinguishes mere perception of the Absolute from true Self-realization: Māyā can allow an indirect notion of Reality while still veiling the direct recognition of the Ātman; freedom from Māyā reveals the same Reality as the all-pervading Self.
By implying that liberation requires removal of Māyā’s veil; in Narada Purana’s spirit, steady Vishnu-bhakti purifies the mind so that the seeker no longer sees God as distant, but realizes the Lord as the inner Self and the essence of all.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is adhyात्मिक discipline—mind-purification and discernment (viveka)—as the method for overcoming Māyā and stabilizing Self-knowledge.