Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
ध्यानं सद्भिनिर्गदितं प्रत्ययस्यैकतानता । ध्यानं कृत्वा मुहुर्त्तं वा परं मोक्षं लभेन्नरः ॥ ३८ ॥
dhyānaṃ sadbhinirgaditaṃ pratyayasyaikatānatā | dhyānaṃ kṛtvā muhurttaṃ vā paraṃ mokṣaṃ labhennaraḥ || 38 ||
Meditation, wie die Weisen verkünden, ist die einpünktige, ununterbrochene Fortdauer eines einzigen Gedankens. Übt ein Mensch diese Meditation auch nur für einen Muhūrta (etwa achtundvierzig Minuten), so erlangt er die höchste Befreiung.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moksha-oriented discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It gives a precise technical definition of dhyāna as unbroken one-pointedness of a single cognition and emphasizes that even a relatively short, concentrated practice can lead to supreme mokṣa when it is truly steady and continuous.
While framed as dhyāna, it supports bhakti by implying that continuous, single-minded absorption in the chosen divine object (commonly Vishnu in Narada Purana practice) is the essence of effective contemplation—turning devotion into unwavering inner remembrance.
It uses the traditional time-measure muhūrta (relevant to Jyotiṣa/time-reckoning) to make the practice measurable, teaching that disciplined timing plus one-pointed mental continuity is central to successful sādhanā.