Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
अंतर्हितप्रभावं तं दर्शयित्वा शुकस्तदा । गुणान्संत्यज्य सत्त्वादीन्पदमध्यगमत्परम् ॥ ३२ ॥
aṃtarhitaprabhāvaṃ taṃ darśayitvā śukastadā | guṇānsaṃtyajya sattvādīnpadamadhyagamatparam || 32 ||
Alors Śuka, ayant révélé cette puissance divine cachée, renonça aux guṇa, à commencer par sattva, et atteignit l’état suprême, la demeure la plus haute.
Narada (narrating within the Moksha-dharma discourse, traditionally in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It presents liberation as going beyond all three guṇas—even sattva—showing that mokṣa is not merely purity of mind but transcendence of prakṛti itself, culminating in the supreme state (param padam).
Though stated in jñāna-vairāgya language, the end-point “param padam” aligns with the Purāṇic goal of reaching the Supreme; bhakti supports this by dissolving ego and attachment, enabling one to rise beyond rajas and tamas and finally relinquish even sattvic identity.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—discrimination (viveka) and detachment (vairāgya) used to transcend guṇa-based conditioning.