Shloka 3
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
ततस्तस्मिन् पदे नित्ये निर्गुणे लिड्भवर्जिते । ब्रह्मणि प्रत्यतिष्ठत् स विधूमो5ग्निरिव ज्वलन्,तत्पश्चात् वे नित्य निर्गुण एवं लिंगरहित ब्रह्मपदमें स्थित हो गये। उस समय उनका तेज धूमहीन अग्निकी भाँति देदीप्यमान हो रहा था
tatastasmīn pade nitye nirguṇe liṅgavārjite | brahmaṇi pratyatiṣṭhat sa vidhūmo 'gnir iva jvalan ||
Bhīṣma said: “Thereafter he became firmly established in that eternal state—attribute-less and free from all marks—namely, in Brahman. At that moment his radiance blazed like a smokeless fire.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is portrayed as steady abidance in nirguṇa Brahman—beyond qualities and all identifying marks. The ‘smokeless fire’ image conveys purity and unobstructed luminosity: when ignorance and attachment are absent, consciousness shines clearly.
Bhīṣma describes a person (previously under discussion in the chapter) attaining final establishment in Brahman. The attainment is depicted not as a physical journey but as a spiritual consummation—resting in the eternal, markless reality, with radiant clarity.