Shloka 20
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
अंतर्हितायां मायायां पूर्ववन्मतिमानभूत् । नारदो विस्मितमनाः प्राप्तबोधो निराकुलः
aṃtarhitāyāṃ māyāyāṃ pūrvavanmatimānabhūt | nārado vismitamanāḥ prāptabodho nirākulaḥ
Quand cette Māyā se retira et disparut, Nārada redevint aussi sage qu’auparavant. L’esprit émerveillé, mais la vraie connaissance retrouvée, il devint paisible et sans trouble.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, describing Narada’s state)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It shows that māyā is a temporary veiling power: when the veil lifts by grace and right discernment, the seeker’s original clarity returns, bringing calmness (nirākulatā) and stable understanding (bodha).
In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) steadies the mind and purifies perception; as devotion matures into knowledge, the deluding effects of māyā subside and the devotee regains clear insight, like Nārada here.
The takeaway is to cultivate steady japa and contemplation to pierce māyā—especially Panchākṣarī mantra-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, witness-like mind—so that bodha becomes firm and agitation falls away.