The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
भावनामयमेतद्वै जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । विद्युद्विलोलं विप्रेन्द्र भज तस्माज्जनार्दनम् ॥ १९ ॥
bhāvanāmayametadvai jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam | vidyudvilolaṃ viprendra bhaja tasmājjanārdanam || 19 ||
Toàn thể thế gian này—hữu tình và vô tình—quả thật được dệt nên bởi những tạo tác của tâm. Chập chờn như tia chớp, hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng Bà-la-môn, vì thế hãy phụng thờ Janārdana.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that worldly experience is unstable and mind-shaped, so lasting peace is found by taking refuge in Janārdana (Vishnu), the steady spiritual ground beyond change.
By contrasting the world’s lightning-like instability with the dependable refuge of Vishnu, it motivates single-pointed worship (bhajana) as the practical response to impermanence.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught here; the takeaway is philosophical discernment (viveka) supporting bhakti—seeing impermanence and choosing devotion.