Shloka 3
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
ततस्तस्मिन् पदे नित्ये निर्गुणे लिड्भवर्जिते । ब्रह्मणि प्रत्यतिष्ठत् स विधूमो5ग्निरिव ज्वलन्
tatastasmīn pade nitye nirguṇe liṅgavārjite | brahmaṇi pratyatiṣṭhat sa vidhūmo 'gnir iva jvalan ||
ビーシュマは言った。「そののち彼は、常住にして無属性（ニルグナ）、一切の相を離れた境地——すなわちブラフマンに、確乎として安住した。その時、彼の光明は煙なき火のごとく赫々と燃え立っていた。」
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.