Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
अलेपमाकाशमलिंगमेवमास्थाय पश्यंति महत्यशक्ता । यथोर्णनाभिः परिवर्तमानस्तंतुक्षये तिष्टति यात्यमानः ॥ ८१ ॥
alepamākāśamaliṃgamevamāsthāya paśyaṃti mahatyaśaktā | yathorṇanābhiḥ parivartamānastaṃtukṣaye tiṣṭati yātyamānaḥ || 81 ||
Même les plus puissants ne peuvent contempler « Cela » qu’en s’appuyant sur un principe semblable à l’espace, sans signe et sans souillure. Ainsi l’araignée, se mouvant en filant son fil, s’arrête lorsque le fil est épuisé, bien qu’elle semblât avancer.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the attributeless Absolute is not grasped as an object; seekers use subtle pointers (like the space-analogy) until the mind’s projecting activity ends—like a spider stopping when its thread (cause of motion) is finished.
By implying that devotion matures into one-pointed absorption where all supports fall away: the devotee first holds a pure support (the Lord as the all-pervading, untouched reality) and, as attachments are exhausted, rests in stillness and surrender beyond conceptual marks.
It is primarily Vedanta-yukti (reasoning through analogy) rather than a specific Vedanga; practically, it trains disciplined contemplation—using a precise metaphor to refine meaning (a skill aligned with Vyakarana/Nirukta-style clarity of sense).