Shloka 10
अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः
तद् इदं ते मनो दिष्ट्या विवेकैश्वर्यतां गतम् श्रूयतां चाप्य् अविद्यायाः स्वरूपं कुलनन्दन
tad idaṃ te mano diṣṭyā vivekaiśvaryatāṃ gatam śrūyatāṃ cāpy avidyāyāḥ svarūpaṃ kulanandana
诚然有福：凭善缘，你的心已得辨识之主权。如今，族裔之欢，请再听我说无明（avidyā）——愚昧本身——的真实体性。
Sage Parāśara
Concept: The ‘sovereign power’ worth attaining is viveka, and the next step is to understand avidyā’s nature as the root of bondage.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Cultivate discernment through study, reflection, and ethical self-audit; identify ignorance-patterns that masquerade as virtue.
Vishishtadvaita: Viveka matures into recognizing the self as dependent on the Supreme; ignorance is not mere absence of knowledge but misorientation of agency and ownership.
Dharma Exemplar: Viveka
Key Kings: Keśidhvaja, Khāṇḍikya-Janaka
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
The verse marks viveka as an inner “sovereignty” that ripens the mind for higher teaching—specifically, the inquiry into avidyā, the root cause of bondage.
Here Parāśara transitions into a formal explanation of avidyā’s svarūpa (essential nature), indicating that ignorance is to be analyzed and understood once the listener’s mind is steady in discernment.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the instruction serves the Purana’s core aim: removing avidyā so the seeker realizes the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—as the ultimate ground beyond confusion and limitation.