Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti
निरीहमग्र्यं मनसाप्यगम्यं मनोमयं चान्नमयं निरूढम् । विज्ञानभेदप्रतिपन्नकल्पं न वाङ्मयं प्राणमयं भजामि ॥ ३६ ॥
nirīhamagryaṃ manasāpyagamyaṃ manomayaṃ cānnamayaṃ nirūḍham | vijñānabhedapratipannakalpaṃ na vāṅmayaṃ prāṇamayaṃ bhajāmi || 36 ||
ข้าพเจ้าบูชาสภาวะสูงสุดอันไร้การกระทำ—ซึ่งแม้ด้วยใจก็มิอาจเข้าถึง; ผู้ตั้งมั่นเหนือกว่าห่อหุ้มแห่งมโนมยะและอันนะมยะ (กายหยาบ); ผู้ถูกรับรู้ในเชิงแนวคิดผ่านความจำแนกแห่งวิชญาณ; และผู้มิได้ถูกจำกัดด้วยวาจา หรือถูกผูกไว้ในห่อหุ้มแห่งปราณมยะ।
Narada (hymnic self-expression within the teaching dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It points to the Supreme as nirīha (actionless) and beyond the reach of mind and speech, urging the seeker to move past identification with the bodily and psychological sheaths and rest in the transcendental Self/Reality.
Bhakti here is directed not to a limited form grasped by words or mental images, but to the Supreme Reality beyond prāṇa and manas—devotion purified into contemplative worship anchored in transcendence.
While not teaching a specific Vedāṅga technique, it implicitly limits the reach of vāk (speech) and mental constructs—reminding that vyākaraṇa (grammar) and śikṣā (phonetics) aid expression, but liberation requires direct realization beyond verbal formulation.