Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
परस्तु निर्गुणः प्रोक्तो ह्यहंकारयुतोऽपरः । तयोरभेदविज्ञानं योग इत्यभिधीयते ॥ ५७ ॥
parastu nirguṇaḥ prokto hyahaṃkārayuto'paraḥ | tayorabhedavijñānaṃ yoga ityabhidhīyate || 57 ||
Das Höhere gilt als eigenschaftslos (nirguṇa), das Niedere ist mit dem Ichgefühl (ahaṃkāra) verbunden. Die Erkenntnis ihrer Nichtverschiedenheit nennt man Yoga.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines Yoga as direct realization (vijñāna) that the ego-bound lower self and the attributeless higher Reality are ultimately non-different, which is the core liberating insight leading to moksha.
While framed in jñāna language, it supports mature bhakti by dissolving ego (ahaṃkāra): devotion becomes purified when the devotee’s sense of separateness thins, culminating in unity of consciousness with the Supreme.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic self-inquiry—discerning the nirguṇa reality from the ego-sense and stabilizing that non-dual understanding.