Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
तां लब्ध्वा नापरं किंचिल्लब्धव्यमवशिष्यते । आकल्पांतः तपः संस्थौ नरनारायणावृषी ॥ ७१ ॥
tāṃ labdhvā nāparaṃ kiṃcillabdhavyamavaśiṣyate | ākalpāṃtaḥ tapaḥ saṃsthau naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī || 71 ||
সেই পরম তত্ত্ব লাভ করলে আর কিছুই লাভযোগ্য অবশিষ্ট থাকে না। নর-নারায়ণ ঋষিদ্বয় তপস্যায় স্থির থেকে কল্পান্ত পর্যন্ত সেই অবস্থায় অবস্থান করেন।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the moksha principle: once the Supreme Reality is realized, no further worldly or even heavenly attainment remains; the goal is complete and self-sufficient.
By pointing to a final, unsurpassed attainment, it aligns bhakti with parama-puruṣārtha (the highest goal): devotion culminates in realizing the Supreme, after which nothing else is sought.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-discipline—tapas and steadfast practice—as exemplified by Nara-Nārāyaṇa.