Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
प्रविशंति लये सर्वे यमीशं सचराचराः । लोकानां रमणः सोऽयं निर्गुणश्च निरंजनः ॥ ९ ॥
praviśaṃti laye sarve yamīśaṃ sacarācarāḥ | lokānāṃ ramaṇaḥ so'yaṃ nirguṇaśca niraṃjanaḥ || 9 ||
Pada saat pralaya (peleraian kosmos), semua makhluk—yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak—masuk kembali ke dalam Tuhan, Penguasa pengekangan diri. Dialah kegembiraan segala loka, benar-benar nirguṇa dan suci tanpa noda.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that at pralaya all existence resolves into the Supreme Lord, who remains untouched by material qualities (nirguṇa) and impurity (nirañjana), pointing to the ultimate refuge sought in moksha-dharma.
By identifying the Lord as the "delight of the worlds" and the final resting-place of all beings, it supports single-pointed devotion toward the Supreme as the highest shelter beyond change and dissolution.
No specific Vedanga procedure is taught in this verse; it is primarily Vedanta-oriented metaphysics (nirguṇa/nirañjana Ishvara and pralaya) used to ground renunciation and devotional contemplation.