Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
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Anukramaṇī
अनिर्देश्याप्रतर्क्यस्य ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः । अन्वयव्यतिरेकाभ्यां वर्णनं हि ततः परम् ॥ २८ ॥
anirdeśyāpratarkyasya brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ | anvayavyatirekābhyāṃ varṇanaṃ hi tataḥ param || 28 ||
Mengenai Paramātman, Brahman Yang Tertinggi—yang tidak terungkapkan dan melampaui jangkauan akal—sesudah itu, cara tertinggi untuk menyatakan-Nya ialah melalui kaedah anvaya dan vyatireka (keserentakan dan pengecualian).
Narada (teaching in a philosophical exposition; traditional dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage implied for this section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that Brahman cannot be captured by ordinary speech or logic, so one should approach realization through a disciplined Vedantic method—seeing what invariably accompanies the Self (anvaya) and what is absent when the Self is not known (vyatireka).
While the verse is primarily jñāna-oriented, it supports bhakti by clarifying that the Supreme is beyond conceptual grasp; devotion matures when one stops reducing God to mere arguments and instead contemplates the Supreme through scriptural guidance and inner discernment.
It highlights a practical Vedantic reasoning tool used in śāstra study—anvaya-vyatireka—commonly applied in interpretive disciplines (linked to śāstric hermeneutics and vyākaraṇa-informed clarity) to determine the intended meaning about Brahman.