Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
नश्यतीत्येव जानामि शांतमग्निमनिन्धनम् । गतिर्यस्य प्रमाणं वा संस्थानं वा न विद्यते ॥ २१ ॥
naśyatītyeva jānāmi śāṃtamagnimanindhanam | gatiryasya pramāṇaṃ vā saṃsthānaṃ vā na vidyate || 21 ||
Ito lamang ang nalalaman ko: ito’y “humihinto”—gaya ng apoy na naging payapa at wala nang panggatong. Sapagkat wala itong landas ng paggalaw, walang sukat na mapatutunayan, at walang tiyak na anyo.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It points to the transcendent reality that cannot be grasped by ordinary categories—movement, measurement, or form—so liberation is described as a quenching of conditioned appearances, like a fire without fuel.
By showing that the ultimate goal is beyond form and measure, it frames bhakti as a means to dissolve egoic limitation; devotion matures into inner stillness where the mind no longer “moves” toward objects.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; instead it uses a precise metaphor (fuel-less fire) to clarify a Vedantic point—ultimate reality is not an object of pramāṇa-based measurement or sensory description.