Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
जितप्राणा जिताहाराः सदा ध्यानपरायणाः । हृदि पश्यंति यं सत्यं तं जामीहि सुखावहम् ॥ १३ ॥
jitaprāṇā jitāhārāḥ sadā dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ | hṛdi paśyaṃti yaṃ satyaṃ taṃ jāmīhi sukhāvaham || 13 ||
生命の息を制し、食を克服し、常に禅定に専心する者は、心中にその真実を観る—その実在こそ安楽を授けるものと知れ。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It identifies inner realization as the fruit of disciplined yoga: mastery of prāṇa, restraint of diet, and steady meditation culminate in directly “seeing” Truth in the heart, which is described as the source of bliss.
While framed in yogic language, it supports bhakti by pointing to inward absorption: sustained contemplation leads to heartfelt vision of the Supreme Reality, which naturally ripens into loving devotion and peace.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—prāṇa-control, regulated diet, and dhyāna—as a method emphasized within mokṣa-oriented instruction.