Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

एवंभूतं परं वस्तु योगमार्गविधानतः । य उपास्ते सदा योगी स याति परमं पदम् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃbhūtaṃ paraṃ vastu yogamārgavidhānataḥ | ya upāste sadā yogī sa yāti paramaṃ padam || 24 ||

Translation

Jene höchste Wirklichkeit von solcher Art: Verehrt und in Meditation erfasst vom Yogi nach den Vorschriften des Yoga-Pfades, gelangt der Yogi, der sie stets verehrt, zum höchsten Stand.

Word by Word

• एवंभूतम्: such (as described)
• एवंभूतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (such as this)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वस्तु: reality; entity
• वस्तु: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• योगमार्गविधानतः: according to the ordinance of the yoga-path
• योगमार्गविधानतः: हेतु/प्रकार (Cause/Mode)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: योग + मार्ग + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): -तः = 'from/according to'; अर्थे 'विधानतः' = according to the prescribed method; (योगमार्गविधानात्)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• उपास्ते: worships; meditates on
• उपास्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √आस् (to sit) उपासते = to worship/meditate upon

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यः-इत्यस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative pronoun)

• याति: goes; attains
• याति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √या = to go/attain

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state; abode
• पदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It states that liberation is reached by steadfast upāsanā of the Supreme Reality, practiced according to the disciplined method of yoga; constancy and correct practice lead to the highest attainment (paramaṃ padam).

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

Although framed as yoga-mārga, the key act is upāsanā—continuous worship/meditation—showing that sustained, reverent contemplation of the Supreme is the direct means to the highest goal, harmonizing yogic discipline with devotional absorption.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is adherence to vidhi—methodical discipline and prescribed procedure—central to yogic sādhanā.