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 ||
ആ പരമ തത്ത്വം ആത്മരൂപമായിത്തന്നെ പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു—ശുദ്ധ സത്സ്വഭാവം, നിത്യ സ്ഫുരത്താ (അന്തര്ജ്യോതി) എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം, രാഗ-ക്രോധ ഉപാധികളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തം, ശുദ്ധ പ്രകാശ-ചൈതന്യരൂപം।
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.