Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
यस्य विज्ञानमात्रेण जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः । अणिमाद्यष्टसिद्धीनामीश्वरः स्यान्न संशयः ॥ ३२ ॥
yasya vijñānamātreṇa jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ | aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhīnāmīśvaraḥ syānna saṃśayaḥ || 32 ||
By the mere realization (vijñāna) of this, a man becomes liberated while still living (jīvanmukta); and he becomes the master of the eight siddhis beginning with aṇimā—of this there is no doubt.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that direct realization (vijñāna) of the taught truth is itself sufficient to produce jīvanmukti, and that extraordinary yogic powers may follow as secondary effects.
While the verse emphasizes vijñāna, in the Narada Purana framework such realization is commonly stabilized through devotion and surrender; siddhis are not the goal, but incidental to steadfast God-centered practice.
The verse points to a technical yogic doctrine—classification of the aṣṭa-siddhis (beginning with aṇimā)—a topic often treated alongside Narada Purana’s broader instructional material on spiritual disciplines.