Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
निषसादासने पुण्ये तमेवार्थं व्यचिंतयत् । पूर्वरात्रे तु तत्रासौ भूत्वा ध्यानपरायणः ॥ ६९ ॥
niṣasādāsane puṇye tamevārthaṃ vyaciṃtayat | pūrvarātre tu tatrāsau bhūtvā dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ || 69 ||
Il s’assit sur un siège sacré et ne contempla que ce dessein même. Durant la première partie de la nuit, demeurant là, il se voua entièrement à la méditation.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights ekāgratā (single-pointedness): choosing a pure seat and holding one aim in mind, then sustaining dhyāna through the early night—an archetypal Moksha-Dharma discipline.
By insisting on exclusive remembrance—“that alone”—it mirrors bhakti’s ananya-bhāva (undivided dedication), where the practitioner withdraws from distractions and abides in steady contemplation of the chosen divine goal.
Not a technical Vedanga lesson; the practical takeaway is sādhana-vidhi: choosing a puṇya āsana and observing a disciplined time (the first watch of night) to stabilize mind and meditation.