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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

यस्याभिन्नमिदं सर्वं यच्चेंगद्यञ्च नेंगति । तमुग्रमजरं देवं ध्यात्वा दुःखात्प्रमुच्यते ॥ १० ॥

yasyābhinnamidaṃ sarvaṃ yacceṃgadyañca neṃgati | tamugramajaraṃ devaṃ dhyātvā duḥkhātpramucyate || 10 ||

Pour Lui, cet univers tout entier n’est pas séparé—ce qui se meut et ce qui demeure immobile. En méditant ce Dieu redoutable et sans vieillesse, on est délivré de la peine.

यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)
अभिन्नम्undivided, non-different
अभिन्नम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्ता (Subject of implied ‘is’)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण इदम्-शब्दस्य
यत्which
यत्:
कर्ता (relative subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
and
:
समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
इङ्गतिmoves
इङ्गति:
क्रिया (Verb action)
TypeVerb
Rootइङ्ग्/इङ्ग (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्ता (relative subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
and
:
समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
not
:
निषेध (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)
इङ्गतिmoves
इङ्गति:
क्रिया (Verb action)
TypeVerb
Rootइङ्ग्/इङ्ग (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)
उग्रम्fierce, mighty
उग्रम्:
कर्म (Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
अजरम्ageless
अजरम्:
कर्म (Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
ध्यात्वाhaving meditated (on)
ध्यात्वा:
पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootध्यै (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)
दुःखात्from sorrow
दुःखात्:
अपादान (Source: from)
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रमुच्यतेis released
प्रमुच्यते:
क्रिया (Verb action)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + मुच् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense)

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

S
Supreme Deity (Paramadeva)

FAQs

It teaches a non-separation (abheda) vision: realizing the Divine as the essence of everything—moving and unmoving—makes meditation transformative and leads to freedom from duḥkha (sorrow).

Bhakti here is expressed as dhyāna—steadfast contemplation of the awe-inspiring, ageless Lord present in all. Seeing all as belonging to and pervaded by God deepens devotion and dissolves grief.

The verse primarily emphasizes dhyāna-yoga rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it supports disciplined mantra/meditation practice grounded in Vedāntic meaning (artha) rather than ritual technique alone.