Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
हिरण्यगर्भादिषु च ब्रह्मकर्मात्मिका द्विधा । अधिकारबोधयुक्तेषु विद्यते भावभावना ॥ २७ ॥
hiraṇyagarbhādiṣu ca brahmakarmātmikā dvidhā | adhikārabodhayukteṣu vidyate bhāvabhāvanā || 27 ||
Selbst bei Hiraṇyagarbha und anderen ist diese Ausrichtung zweifach—auf Brahman gegründet und auf rituelles Handeln (karma). In denen, die das Bewusstsein der geistigen Befähigung (adhikāra) besitzen, entsteht die Einübung der rechten inneren Haltung.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It stresses that genuine progress depends on adhikāra—right qualification and discernment—through which the seeker develops bhāva-bhāvanā, the inner cultivation that makes either jñāna (Brahman-orientation) or karma (ritual/action) spiritually effective.
By implying that inner disposition (bhāva) must be consciously cultivated; in bhakti too, devotion becomes fruitful when the practitioner has proper eligibility and nurtures the right भाव (reverence, surrender, steadiness), not merely external practice.
The verse points to the Vedic principle of adhikāra (competence/eligibility) that governs correct application of karma-kāṇḍa and higher teaching—an interpretive rule used in śāstra study (including Mīmāṃsā-style reasoning) to match practices to the seeker’s capacity.