Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

सा यदा धारणा तद्वदवस्थानवती ततः । किरीटकेयूरमुखैर्भूषणैः रहितं स्मरेत् ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

sā yadā dhāraṇā tadvadavasthānavatī tataḥ | kirīṭakeyūramukhairbhūṣaṇaiḥ rahitaṃ smaret || 64 ||

Translation

Lorsque cette dhāraṇā devient stable et s’établit ainsi fermement, qu’on se souvienne alors du Seigneur comme dépouillé des ornements — couronne, bracelets de bras, et autres semblables.

Word by Word

• sā: that (she/that concentration)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय): ‘when’

• dhāraṇā: concentration
• dhāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tad-vat: likewise
• tad-vat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vat (प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial particle (तद्वत्): ‘likewise/in that manner’

• avasthāna-vatī: steady, abiding
• avasthāna-vatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avasthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vatī (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘possessed of steadiness/abiding’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रमवाचक-अव्यय): ‘then/thereafter’

• kirīṭa-keyūra-mukhaiḥ: with (those) headed by crown and armlets
• kirīṭa-keyūra-mukhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kirīṭa + keyūra + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘with (ornaments) beginning with crown and armlets’ (mukha = ‘chief/foremost’)

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: with ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• rahitam: devoid of
• rahitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with (bhagavat-)rūpam implied

• smaret: should remember/visualize
• smaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches a progression in meditation: once dhāraṇā becomes unwavering, the seeker moves from ornamented, form-based visualization toward a subtler remembrance of the Lord beyond external attributes.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

It refines bhakti into inward smaraṇa: devotion matures from appreciating divine beauty and symbols to loving recollection of the Lord’s essential presence, not dependent on outward embellishments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse is primarily yogic rather than Vedāṅga-focused; the practical takeaway is meditative discipline—stabilizing dhāraṇā and then practicing subtler contemplation (nirupādhi-smaraṇa).