Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
मायिनो मायया भेदं पश्यन्ति परमात्मनि । तस्मान्मायां त्यजेद्योगान्मुमुक्षुर्द्विजसत्तम् ॥ ६८ ॥
māyino māyayā bhedaṃ paśyanti paramātmani | tasmānmāyāṃ tyajedyogānmumukṣurdvijasattam || 68 ||
Ceux que Māyā égare voient de la différence au sein du Paramātmā, le Soi suprême. C’est pourquoi, ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés, le chercheur de délivrance doit renoncer à Māyā par le Yoga.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It diagnoses bondage as a misperception—seeing division in the indivisible Paramātman due to Māyā—and prescribes Yoga as the discipline to renounce that illusion and move toward mokṣa.
By rejecting bheda-buddhi (the sense of separation) created by Māyā, devotion becomes purified into single-pointed God-centeredness; such bhakti aligns with yogic inner discipline and supports liberation-oriented worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is yogic sādhanā—cultivating discernment and renunciation to overcome Māyā-born misperception.