Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
विषयेभ्यः समाहृत्य विज्ञानात्मा बुधो मनः । चिन्तयेन्मुक्तये तेन ब्रह्मभूतं परेश्वरम् ॥ ५ ॥
viṣayebhyaḥ samāhṛtya vijñānātmā budho manaḥ | cintayenmuktaye tena brahmabhūtaṃ pareśvaram || 5 ||
Nachdem der Weise den Geist von den Sinnesobjekten zurückgezogen hat—dessen Wesen wahre Unterscheidung ist—soll er um der Befreiung willen den Höchsten Herrn betrachten, der als Brahman gegründet ist.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a core Moksha-dharma method: pratyāhāra (withdrawing the mind from sensory engagement) followed by steady contemplation of the Supreme as Brahman, making liberation the direct aim of inner discipline.
Although framed in jñāna-yoga language, it supports bhakti by directing the purified, withdrawn mind to single-point contemplation of the Supreme Lord (Pareśvara), which in devotional practice becomes absorbed remembrance (smaraṇa) and focused worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—sense-restraint and mental recollection—used as a sādhanā for mokṣa.