Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
एवं प्रदग्ध्वा भूतार्दि देही तज्ज्ञानवह्निना । शिखामध्यस्थितं विष्णुमानंदरसनिर्भरम् ॥ ४० ॥
evaṃ pradagdhvā bhūtārdi dehī tajjñānavahninā | śikhāmadhyasthitaṃ viṣṇumānaṃdarasanirbharam || 40 ||
Assim, tendo queimado as aflições dos elementos e o corpo pelo fogo desse conhecimento, o ser encarnado contempla Viṣṇu, que permanece no meio da chama no alto da cabeça, transbordante do néctar da bem-aventurança.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha/Vedanga-oriented discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that liberating knowledge (jñāna) functions like fire, consuming elemental identification and bodily bondage, culminating in direct realization of Viṣṇu as bliss itself.
Even within a jñāna-based purification, the culmination is a devotional vision of Viṣṇu—encountered as ānanda-rasa—showing that the highest knowledge flowers into God-centered realization.
It reflects a technical meditative application (dharāṇā) using precise inner loci (śikhā/crown-flame) and agni symbolism—an applied discipline aligned with yogic praxis discussed alongside Narada Purana’s Vedanga-oriented material.