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 ||
निर्लेप, आकाशासारख्या, अलिंग तत्त्वाचा आश्रय घेतल्यावरच महाशक्तिमानही त्याचे दर्शन करू शकतात. जशी कोळीण तंतु विणत विणत फिरते; पण तंतु संपला की—चालत असल्यासारखी असूनही—थांबते.
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).