Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
अव्यक्तमिति विज्ञेयं लिंगग्राह्यमतींद्रियम् । अविश्रंभेण मंतव्यं विश्रंभे धारयेन्मनः ॥ ७८ ॥
avyaktamiti vijñeyaṃ liṃgagrāhyamatīṃdriyam | aviśraṃbheṇa maṃtavyaṃ viśraṃbhe dhārayenmanaḥ || 78 ||
Hãy biết Thực Tại ấy là ‘Vô Hiển’—vượt ngoài các giác quan, chỉ nắm được qua những dấu hiệu vi tế. Phải quán niệm với sự tỉnh giác, không buông lơi; và khi niềm tin chân thật cùng sự vững chãi khởi lên, hãy an trụ tâm kiên cố nơi đó.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that the highest Reality is Avyakta (unmanifest) and cannot be captured by the senses; it is approached through subtle indicators and sustained contemplation, culminating in firm mental absorption.
While framed in jñāna-yoga language, it supports bhakti by implying that the Lord’s highest nature is beyond sense-perception; devotion matures from external forms to steady inner remembrance where the mind rests unwaveringly.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—careful, consistent contemplation and then stabilizing the mind when inner certainty (viśrambha) is attained.