Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
सर्वोपाधिविनिर्मुक्तो ह्यानन्दो निर्गुणो विभुः । परब्रह्ममयो देवः सुषुप्त इति गीयते ॥ १८ ॥
sarvopādhivinirmukto hyānando nirguṇo vibhuḥ | parabrahmamayo devaḥ suṣupta iti gīyate || 18 ||
Malaya sa lahat ng upādhi (mga panakip at hangganan), Siya ay mismong Kaligayahan—walang katangian at sumasaklaw sa lahat. Ang banal na Katotohanang binubuo ng Parabrahman ay inaawit bilang kalagayang “suṣupti,” ang malalim na pagtulog.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the Supreme Reality as beyond all upādhis (limitations), inherently blissful and nirguṇa, and uses suṣupti as a pointer to the undifferentiated, peaceful ground where individuality and mental constructions subside.
By describing the Deva as nirguṇa and all-pervading, it directs devotion away from merely external attributes toward inward surrender—letting go of egoic conditionings (upādhis) so the devotee rests in the Lord as pure ānanda.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual detail) is taught here; the practical takeaway is contemplative discernment of consciousness-states (jāgrat–svapna–suṣupti) as a Vedāntic aid to renunciation and mokṣa.