Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
नश्यतीत्येव जानामि शांतमग्निमनिन्धनम् । गतिर्यस्य प्रमाणं वा संस्थानं वा न विद्यते ॥ २१ ॥
naśyatītyeva jānāmi śāṃtamagnimanindhanam | gatiryasya pramāṇaṃ vā saṃsthānaṃ vā na vidyate || 21 ||
എനിക്ക് അറിയുന്നത് ഇത്രമാത്രം—അത് ‘ശമിക്കുന്നു’, ഇന്ധനമില്ലാത്ത ശാന്ത അഗ്നിപോലെ. കാരണം അതിന് ഗതി ഇല്ല, അളവ്-പ്രമാണം ഇല്ല, സ്ഥിരമായ രൂപവും ഇല്ല।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It points to the transcendent reality that cannot be grasped by ordinary categories—movement, measurement, or form—so liberation is described as a quenching of conditioned appearances, like a fire without fuel.
By showing that the ultimate goal is beyond form and measure, it frames bhakti as a means to dissolve egoic limitation; devotion matures into inner stillness where the mind no longer “moves” toward objects.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; instead it uses a precise metaphor (fuel-less fire) to clarify a Vedantic point—ultimate reality is not an object of pramāṇa-based measurement or sensory description.