Shloka 49
Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
इन्द्रियैर्ग.ह्यते यद् यत् तत् तद् व्यक्तमिति स्थिति: । अव्यक्तमिति विज्ञेयं लिड्रग्राह्ममतीन्द्रियम्
nārada uvāca | indriyaiḥ gṛhyate yad yat tat tad vyaktam iti sthitiḥ | avyaktam iti vijñeyaṃ liṅgagrāhyam atīndriyam |
那罗陀说：“凡为诸根所取者，当定为‘显’（vyakta）——此乃既定之见。凡超越诸根、唯凭推断之相而知者，当知为‘未显’（avyakta）。论及知识，当依所受传承而学习这些分别。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines a key epistemic distinction: what the senses directly grasp is ‘manifest’ (vyakta), while what lies beyond sensory reach is ‘unmanifest’ (avyakta) and is known through inferential signs (liṅga). It also affirms the role of traditional transmission (paramparā) in learning such categories correctly.
Within Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Nārada is teaching a philosophical classification of knowable objects—clarifying how perception and inference relate to ‘manifest’ and ‘unmanifest’ realities as part of broader guidance on knowledge and right understanding.