Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
आनन्दमजरं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः सनातनम् । परात्परतरं यञ्च तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥ २२ ॥
ānandamajaraṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sanātanam | parātparataraṃ yañca tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam || 22 ||
جو سرورِ محض، اَج (بےپیدائش) برہمن ہے؛ جو ازلی و ابدی اعلیٰ نور ہے؛ اور جو پراتپر سے بھی ماورا ہے—وہی وِشنو کا پرم پد، پرم دھام ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jnana-bhakti frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (parama-pada) with the highest Vedāntic reality—Brahman—described as blissful, unborn, eternal, and the supreme Light, indicating mokṣa as abiding in that ultimate state.
By declaring Viṣṇu’s highest station to be the supreme Brahman itself, the verse elevates Viṣṇu-bhakti as devotion to the ultimate reality—worship of Viṣṇu culminates not merely in a heavenly reward, but in union with the eternal, blissful Supreme.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is Vedāntic discernment (viveka) in aligning worship and contemplation toward the “parama-jyotiḥ” (supreme Light) rather than transient ritual goals.