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 ||
તે પવિત્ર આસન પર બેઠો અને એ જ અર્થનું ચિંતન કરતો રહ્યો. રાત્રિના પ્રથમ પ્રહરમાં ત્યાં જ રહી તે ધ્યાનપરાયણ બન્યો.
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.
Read Narada Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.