Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
विशुद्दमक्षरं नित्यं पूर्णमाकाशमध्यगम् । आनन्दं निर्मलशांतं परं ब्रह्मेति गीयते ॥ ५१ ॥
viśuddamakṣaraṃ nityaṃ pūrṇamākāśamadhyagam | ānandaṃ nirmalaśāṃtaṃ paraṃ brahmeti gīyate || 51 ||
Brahman tối thượng được xưng tụng là hoàn toàn thanh tịnh, bất hoại, thường hằng, viên mãn và trùm khắp—an trụ trong khoảng không bao la—chính là An lạc, vô cấu và tịch tĩnh tuyệt đối.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jnana-upadesha dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It gives a concise Vedantic lakṣaṇa (definition) of the Supreme—pure, imperishable, eternal, all-pervading, blissful, and serene—pointing the seeker toward Brahman-realization as the ground of mokṣa.
By describing Brahman as blissful and supremely peaceful, it provides the contemplative object for devotion: bhakti matures into steady remembrance and surrender to the all-pervading, stainless Absolute (often understood in the Purana as realized through Vishnu-centered devotion in broader context).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; instead it reflects Vedānta-style doctrinal vocabulary (akṣara, nitya, pūrṇa, ānanda, śānti) used for meditative inquiry and philosophical discernment.