Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
प्राणायामेन पवनैः प्रत्याहरेण चेन्द्रि यैः । वशीकृतैस्ततः कुर्यात्स्थिरं चेतः शुभाश्रये ॥ २१ ॥
prāṇāyāmena pavanaiḥ pratyāhareṇa cendri yaiḥ | vaśīkṛtaistataḥ kuryātsthiraṃ cetaḥ śubhāśraye || 21 ||
ಪ್ರಾಣಾಯಾಮದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಾಣವಾಯುಗಳನ್ನು, ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಹಾರದಿಂದ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು; ನಂತರ ಶುಭಾಶ್ರಯವಾದ (ಪವಿತ್ರ ಆಲಂಬನ) ಮೇಲೆ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಿರಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It presents a clear inner sequence for liberation: regulate prāṇa, withdraw the senses, and only then stabilize the mind on a pure support—showing that mental steadiness is the fruit of disciplined preparation.
While framed as yogic discipline, “śubhāśraya” can be understood as fixing the mind on a sacred and auspicious refuge—classically, the Lord’s name, form, or qualities—so the same method supports steady Vishnu-bhakti through controlled senses and focused remembrance.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic technique—prāṇāyāma and pratyāhāra—as preparatory disciplines for meditation and mokṣa.