Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

स तत्रैकान्तिको भूत्वा यमादिगुणसंयुतः । विष्ण्वाख्ये निर्मले ब्रह्मण्यवाप नृपतिर्लयम् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

sa tatraikāntiko bhūtvā yamādiguṇasaṃyutaḥ | viṣṇvākhye nirmale brahmaṇyavāpa nṛpatirlayam || 79 ||

Translation

Dort wurde der König ganz einspitzig (in Bhakti) und, mit den Tugenden beginnend bei den Yamas ausgestattet, erlangte er Laya—das endgültige Aufgehen—in der makellosen höchsten Wirklichkeit, die Viṣṇu genannt wird.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• एकान्तिकः: one-pointed/steadfast
• एकान्तिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकान्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (steadfast/one-pointed)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)

• यमादि-गुण-संयुतः: endowed with yama etc. virtues
• यमादि-गुण-संयुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—यमादयः गुणाः (यम, नियम आदि) तैः संयुतः (endowed with virtues like yama etc.)

• विष्णु-आख्ये: in that called ‘Viṣṇu’
• विष्णु-आख्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णु-आख्य (named ‘Viṣṇu’)

• निर्मले: pure
• निर्मले: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (pure)

• ब्रह्मणि: in Brahman
• ब्रह्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• अवाप: attained
• अवाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahman
• Nrpati (the king)

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation is reached through exclusive, one-pointed orientation to Vishnu, supported by ethical restraints (yamas) and allied virtues, culminating in absorption into the pure Brahman.

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

Bhakti is presented as ekāntikatā—exclusive devotion—where the mind is gathered into Vishnu alone; moral discipline (yama and related qualities) stabilizes that devotion until it ripens into moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic-ethical training—yama (restraints) and related virtues—as the applied discipline supporting realization.