Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
नारद उवाच । कर्मणा केन योगस्य सिद्धिर्भवति योगिनाम् । तदुपायं यथातत्त्वं ब्रूहि मे वदतां वर ॥ २६ ॥
nārada uvāca | karmaṇā kena yogasya siddhirbhavati yoginām | tadupāyaṃ yathātattvaṃ brūhi me vadatāṃ vara || 26 ||
Dijo Nārada: «¿Por qué clase de acción (karma) surge en los yoguis la siddhi, la realización del Yoga? Oh, el mejor de los oradores, dime con verdad—según la realidad—el medio para ello».
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: jijnasa (inquisitive)
FAQs
The verse frames Yoga as something attained through a definite, truthful method (upāya) rooted in right practice (karma), and it signals a teacher–disciple inquiry where correct means matter as much as the goal.
While Bhakti is not named here, Narada’s question aligns with the Purāṇic approach that spiritual attainment requires a concrete sādhana; in later instruction this often includes devotion-oriented disciplines as effective “actions” supporting Yoga.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it is a methodological question about sādhana—asking for the precise practical means to success in Yoga.