Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि ये मन्यंते मनीषिणः । ते जानंति परं भावं देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः ॥ ३७ ॥
ātmavatsarvabhūtāni ye manyaṃte manīṣiṇaḥ | te jānaṃti paraṃ bhāvaṃ devadevasya cakriṇaḥ || 37 ||
Những bậc hiền trí xem mọi chúng sinh như chính tự ngã của mình, thật sự biết được bản tính tối thượng của Đấng Thần của các thần, Đấng cầm bánh xe (Viṣṇu).
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that the highest understanding of Viṣṇu’s supreme reality arises in those who cultivate ātmavat-bhāva—seeing every being as one’s own Self—leading naturally to compassion, non-harm, and spiritual maturity.
By recognizing the Lord as present in all beings, devotion becomes universal and non-sectarian: serving and not harming creatures becomes an expression of Viṣṇu-bhakti, aligned with the Lord who is praised as Devadeva and Cakrin.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical sādhana—ātmavat-sight and ahiṃsā—which supports mantra, worship, and other Vedic disciplines.