Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
सा यदा धारणा तद्वदवस्थानवती ततः । किरीटकेयूरमुखैर्भूषणैः रहितं स्मरेत् ॥ ६४ ॥
sā yadā dhāraṇā tadvadavasthānavatī tataḥ | kirīṭakeyūramukhairbhūṣaṇaiḥ rahitaṃ smaret || 64 ||
যেতিয়া সেই ধাৰণা তেনেদৰেই স্থিৰ আৰু সুপ্ৰতিষ্ঠিত হয়, তেতিয়া কিৰীট, কেয়ূৰ আদি অলংকাৰবিহীন (ভগৱানক) স্মৰণ কৰিব।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a progression in meditation: once dhāraṇā becomes unwavering, the seeker moves from ornamented, form-based visualization toward a subtler remembrance of the Lord beyond external attributes.
It refines bhakti into inward smaraṇa: devotion matures from appreciating divine beauty and symbols to loving recollection of the Lord’s essential presence, not dependent on outward embellishments.
This verse is primarily yogic rather than Vedāṅga-focused; the practical takeaway is meditative discipline—stabilizing dhāraṇā and then practicing subtler contemplation (nirupādhi-smaraṇa).