Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
उपाधिरहितं ब्रह्म स्वप्रकाशं निरञ्जनम् । अहमेवेति निश्चित्य परां शान्तिमवाप्तवान् ॥ ७० ॥
upādhirahitaṃ brahma svaprakāśaṃ nirañjanam | ahameveti niścitya parāṃ śāntimavāptavān || 70 ||
Nachdem er mit Gewissheit erkannt hatte: „Ich selbst bin jenes Brahman“ — Brahman ohne Upādhi, selbstleuchtend und makellos — erlangte er den höchsten Frieden.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the moksha-oriented dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that liberation culminates in firm inner certainty of one’s identity with the upādhi-free, self-luminous, stainless Brahman, which directly yields supreme peace (parā śānti).
While the verse is primarily jñāna-centered, it supports mature bhakti by pointing to the devotee’s final consummation: peace through direct realization of the pure, untainted Reality that bhakti worships—beyond all limiting notions.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is contemplative discernment (niścaya) and steady self-inquiry toward the upādhi-free Self.