Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं कल्पनाहीनं स्वरूपग्रहणं हि यत् । मनसा ध्याननिष्पाद्यं समाधिः सोऽभिधीयते ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

tasyaivaṃ kalpanāhīnaṃ svarūpagrahaṇaṃ hi yat | manasā dhyānaniṣpādyaṃ samādhiḥ so'bhidhīyate || 67 ||

Translation

Wenn der Geist auf diese Weise, durch kontemplative Meditation, das wesenhafte Sein Jener Wirklichkeit ohne jede gedankliche Konstruktion erfasst, so wird dies samādhi genannt.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

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

• kalpanā-hīnam: free from imagination/construction
• kalpanā-hīnam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalpanā (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (कल्पनया हीनम्) qualifying 'svarūpagrahaṇam'

• svarūpa-grahaṇam: apprehension of one’s true form
• svarūpa-grahaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + grahaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष (स्वरूपस्य ग्रहणम्)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'svarūpagrahaṇam'

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• dhyāna-niṣpādyam: accomplished through meditation
• dhyāna-niṣpādyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣpādya (कृदन्त, from niṣ-pad धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; कृदन्त: niṣpādya (gerundive/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ, to be accomplished) in compound; meaning 'accomplished by meditation'

• samādhiḥ: samādhi (absorption)
• samādhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• saḥ: that (it)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• abhidhīyate: is called / is designated
• abhidhīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Passive (कर्मणि)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It defines samādhi as the mind’s direct apprehension of the Supreme Reality’s essential nature, free from conceptual projections (kalpanā), indicating the culminating absorption that supports liberation (mokṣa).

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

While framed in yogic-jnāna language, it supports bhakti by implying that true contemplation matures into absorption where mental fabrications drop away—allowing unwavering, single-pointed God-remembrance that is central to mature devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline of the mind—dhyāna leading to samādhi—within the Mokṣa-Dharma framework.