Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
शुभाश्रयः सचित्तस्य सर्वगस्य तथात्मनः । त्रिभावभावनातीतो मुक्तये योगिनां नृप ॥ ५२ ॥
śubhāśrayaḥ sacittasya sarvagasya tathātmanaḥ | tribhāvabhāvanātīto muktaye yogināṃ nṛpa || 52 ||
أيها الملك، إن تلك الحقيقة هي الملجأ المبارك للقلب؛ تسري في كل شيء وهي الذات عينها. فإذا تجاوزتُ التأملَ في الأحوال الثلاثة صارت وسيلةَ التحرر لليوغيين.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, addressed as 'nṛpa' in the verse-style instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It identifies the liberating principle as the all-pervading Self—an auspicious refuge for the mind—and says liberation comes by going beyond conceptual fixation on the three states/conditions (often read as waking, dream, and deep sleep).
Though framed in yogic–jnana language, it supports bhakti by pointing to the supreme refuge (śubhāśraya) as the Self pervading all; devotion matures when the mind rests in that refuge rather than clinging to changing states.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a moksha-dharma instruction emphasizing inner yogic transcendence over conceptual mental constructions.