Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
अलेपमाकाशमलिंगमेवमास्थाय पश्यंति महत्यशक्ता । यथोर्णनाभिः परिवर्तमानस्तंतुक्षये तिष्टति यात्यमानः ॥ ८१ ॥
alepamākāśamaliṃgamevamāsthāya paśyaṃti mahatyaśaktā | yathorṇanābhiḥ parivartamānastaṃtukṣaye tiṣṭati yātyamānaḥ || 81 ||
നിർലേപവും ആകാശസദൃശവും ലിംഗരഹിതവുമായ തത്ത്വത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ചാലേ മഹാശക്തന്മാർക്കും അതിനെ ദർശിക്കാനാകൂ. ചിലന്തി നൂൽ നെയ്തുകൊണ്ട് ചുറ്റി നീങ്ങുന്നു; നൂൽ തീർന്നാൽ—നീങ്ങുന്നതുപോലെ തോന്നിയാലും—അവൾ നിൽക്കും.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the attributeless Absolute is not grasped as an object; seekers use subtle pointers (like the space-analogy) until the mind’s projecting activity ends—like a spider stopping when its thread (cause of motion) is finished.
By implying that devotion matures into one-pointed absorption where all supports fall away: the devotee first holds a pure support (the Lord as the all-pervading, untouched reality) and, as attachments are exhausted, rests in stillness and surrender beyond conceptual marks.
It is primarily Vedanta-yukti (reasoning through analogy) rather than a specific Vedanga; practically, it trains disciplined contemplation—using a precise metaphor to refine meaning (a skill aligned with Vyakarana/Nirukta-style clarity of sense).