Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
सदात्मकं स्फुरताख्यमरोषोपाधिवर्जितम् । प्रकाशरूपमात्मत्वे वस्तु तद्भासते परम् ॥ ९ ॥
sadātmakaṃ sphuratākhyamaroṣopādhivarjitam | prakāśarūpamātmatve vastu tadbhāsate param || 9 ||
Cette Réalité suprême resplendit comme le Soi : de la nature de l’Être pur, connue comme la “sphurattā” toujours manifeste (luminosité intérieure), libre des upādhis limitants de désir et de colère, et ayant pour forme la pure lumière (conscience illuminante).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as self-revealing Consciousness that shines as one’s own Self, and teaches that liberation is the recognition of this ever-present inner light beyond limiting emotions.
By stressing freedom from anger and other upādhis, it supports sattvic purification—an essential ground for steady Vishnu-bhakti—so devotion becomes clear, luminous, and centered in the indwelling Self.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based—removing mental afflictions like krodha as ‘upādhis’ so the self-luminous awareness (prakāśa) is recognized without obstruction.