Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
तदेकावयवं चैवं चेतसा हि पुनर्बुधः । कुर्यात्ततोऽवयविनि प्रणिधानपरो भवेत् ॥ ६५ ॥
tadekāvayavaṃ caivaṃ cetasā hi punarbudhaḥ | kuryāttato'vayavini praṇidhānaparo bhavet || 65 ||
এভাবে জ্ঞানী সাধক মনে আবার একটিমাত্র অঙ্গকে অবলম্বন করে, সেখান থেকে অঙ্গসমষ্টিযুক্ত সমগ্র পরম তত্ত্বে প্রবৃত্ত হয়; তখন সে তাতেই গভীর প্রণিধানে নিবিষ্ট হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a meditative method: begin with a manageable focus (a single part) and then expand awareness to the integrated whole, culminating in steady praṇidhāna—absorbed contemplation that supports liberation (mokṣa).
Even when approached through contemplation, the movement from a partial focus to the ‘whole’ trains the heart-mind to rest steadily in the highest object of reverence; such sustained praṇidhāna naturally matures into devoted, uninterrupted remembrance akin to bhakti.
Rather than a Vedāṅga technicality, the verse highlights practical yoga-sādhana: a stepwise concentration technique (from part to whole) for stabilizing attention and deepening meditation.