Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
मनः प्राणेन गृह्णीयात्प्राणं ब्रह्मणि धारयेत् । निवेदादेव निर्वाणं न च किंचिद्विच्चितयेत् ॥ ७९ ॥
manaḥ prāṇena gṛhṇīyātprāṇaṃ brahmaṇi dhārayet | nivedādeva nirvāṇaṃ na ca kiṃcidviccitayet || 79 ||
Qu’on retienne l’esprit par le souffle, et qu’on établisse le souffle en Brahman. C’est par l’abandon total seul que vient le nirvana (la délivrance) ; ainsi, qu’on ne nourrisse aucune autre pensée.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It presents a concise moksha practice: regulate the mind via prāṇa, anchor prāṇa in Brahman, and attain nirvāṇa through niveda (total self-offering), abandoning all distracting ideation.
By emphasizing niveda—complete surrender—as sufficient for liberation, it aligns with bhakti’s core principle of self-offering, even while framed in yogic language of prāṇa and inner absorption.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—prāṇa-dhāraṇā and mental restraint—as an applied sādhanā for moksha.