Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
समाधिश्च मुनिश्रेष्ट योगाङ्गानि यथाक्रमम् । एषां संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये लक्षणानि मुनीश्वर ॥ ७४ ॥
samādhiśca muniśreṣṭa yogāṅgāni yathākramam | eṣāṃ saṃkṣepato vakṣye lakṣaṇāni munīśvara || 74 ||
O Bester der Weisen: auch Samādhi, zusammen mit den Gliedern des Yoga in ihrer rechten Reihenfolge. Ihre kennzeichnenden Merkmale werde ich kurz darlegen, o Herr unter den Munis.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse serves as a formal transition: the teacher promises a structured, sequential summary of Yoga’s limbs culminating in samādhi, indicating that liberation-oriented practice is to be understood through clear definitions (lakṣaṇas).
Bhakti is not directly named here; however, the verse frames disciplined inner practice (yogāṅgas leading to samādhi) as a legitimate spiritual means, which in Narada Purana commonly complements devotion by steadying the mind for single-pointed remembrance of the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is methodological—teachings are to be learned “yathākramam” (in proper sequence) with clear “lakṣaṇas” (technical definitions), a hallmark of śāstric instruction.