Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तदेकावयवं चैवं चेतसा हि पुनर्बुधः । कुर्यात्ततोऽवयविनि प्रणिधानपरो भवेत् ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

tadekāvayavaṃ caivaṃ cetasā hi punarbudhaḥ | kuryāttato'vayavini praṇidhānaparo bhavet || 65 ||

Translation

So soll der Weise, indem er im Geist erneut einen einzelnen Teil als Fokus ergreift, von diesem zum Ganzen fortschreiten, das die Teile in sich trägt; dann wird er dem praṇidhāna, der tiefen Sammlung auf jenes Ganze, hingegeben.

Word by Word

• tat: that (object)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• eka-avayavam: having a single part / one-membered
• eka-avayavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुष (एकः अवयवः यस्य तत्) used adjectivally qualifying 'tat'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• cetasā: by the mind
• cetasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/causal nuance

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक)

• budhaḥ: the wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kuryāt: should do / should perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tataḥ: thereafter / from that
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)

• avayavini: in the whole (possessing parts)
• avayavini: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avayavin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• praṇidhāna-paraḥ: intent on concentration
• praṇidhāna-paraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (प्रणिधानं परं यस्य)

• bhavet: should become
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

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).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.