Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
वैमानिकैः सुरैर्जुष्टं विरजापरिचेष्टितम् । यं भांतमनुभांत्येते लोकाः सर्वेऽपि नारद ॥ ४३ ॥
vaimānikaiḥ surairjuṣṭaṃ virajāpariceṣṭitam | yaṃ bhāṃtamanubhāṃtyete lokāḥ sarve'pi nārada || 43 ||
హే నారదా! ఆ ధామము విమానిక దేవతలచే సేవింపబడును, రజోగుణ చలనం దానిని తాకదు; అది ప్రకాశించునప్పుడు ఈ సమస్త లోకములు దాని వెనుక ప్రకాశించును.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is self-effulgent and beyond rajas (passion), and that the cosmos has no independent luminosity—everything shines only by reflecting or depending upon That Reality.
By presenting the Supreme as the source of all light and glory, it directs devotion toward the self-luminous Lord rather than toward secondary powers; even devas are shown as attendants, implying bhakti should culminate in the Highest.
A practical takeaway aligned with Vedānta and Vyākaraṇa-style precision is the technical use of 'rajas' as a guṇa (quality of nature): liberation-oriented practice requires reducing rajasic agitation through discipline, purity, and steady contemplation of the self-effulgent Supreme.