Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
स्वाध्यायाद्योगमासीत योगात्स्वाध्यायमामनेत् । स्वाध्याययोगसंपत्त्या परमात्मा प्रकाशते ॥ ३२ ॥
svādhyāyādyogamāsīta yogātsvādhyāyamāmanet | svādhyāyayogasaṃpattyā paramātmā prakāśate || 32 ||
Aus Svādhyāya (heiligem Selbststudium der Schriften) soll man in den Yoga eintreten, und aus dem Yoga soll man wieder zu Svādhyāya zurückkehren. Durch die vollendete Verbindung von Svādhyāya und Yoga wird der Paramātmā, das höchste Selbst, offenbar.
Narada (teaching within Moksha-Dharma dialogue, traditionally addressed to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a cyclical, reinforcing discipline: svādhyāya (scriptural recitation and contemplation) matures into yoga (inner absorption), and yoga deepens svādhyāya into lived realization—by their combined perfection the Paramātmā is directly revealed.
While framed as svādhyāya and yoga, it supports bhakti by grounding devotion in scriptural hearing/recitation and steady meditative remembrance; when study and inner absorption mature together, the heart becomes fit for direct experience of the Lord as the indwelling Self (Paramātmā).
It emphasizes svādhyāya as disciplined recitation and transmission of Vedic text (supported by Śikṣā for correct phonetics and Vyākaraṇa for clarity of meaning), paired with yogic practice so that learning becomes transformative rather than merely verbal.