Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
अतर्क्यचरितं वेदाः स्तुवन्ति कथमादरात् । जीवो जीवत्वमुल्लंघ्य कथं ब्रह्म समन्वयात् ॥ ११ ॥
atarkyacaritaṃ vedāḥ stuvanti kathamādarāt | jīvo jīvatvamullaṃghya kathaṃ brahma samanvayāt || 11 ||
Bagaimana Veda, dengan penuh hormat, memuji Dia yang laku-wujud-Nya melampaui akal? Dan bagaimana jīva, melampaui kejīvaannya, dapat menjadi Brahman melalui samanvaya (kesepaduan yang benar)?
Narada (questioning Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: jijnasa (inquisitive shanta)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames a core Moksha-Dharma problem: Brahman is beyond mere tarka (argument), yet the Vedas still indicate and praise It; liberation involves the jiva dropping limited self-identity (jīvatva) and aligning with Brahman through right understanding and realization (samanvaya).
By stressing that the highest truth is not captured by dry reasoning alone, it supports a Bhakti-friendly stance: reverent approach (ādara) to Vedic revelation and surrender of egoic separateness (jīvatva) are essential for union with Brahman—often expressed in Narada Purana as devotion to Vishnu as the accessible doorway to the transcendent.
It points to Vedānta-style samanvaya (reconciliation) as a method: interpreting Vedic statements in a coherent synthesis rather than isolated debate—an applied hermeneutic discipline closely tied to Vyākaraṇa (precision of meaning) and Mīmāṃsā/Vedānta reasoning used to align scripture with direct realization.