Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

खाण्डिक्य उवाच । तद् ब्रूहि त्वं महाभाग योगं योगविदुत्तम । विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थस्त्वमस्यां निमिसन्ततौ ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

khāṇḍikya uvāca | tad brūhi tvaṃ mahābhāga yogaṃ yogaviduttama | vijñātayogaśāstrārthastvamasyāṃ nimisantatau || 2 ||

Translation

ഖാണ്ഡിക്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അതുകൊണ്ട്, മഹാഭാഗ്യവാനേ, യോഗവിദ്യയിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ, ആ യോഗം എനിക്കു ഉപദേശിക്കണമേ. യോഗശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ താത്പര്യം നീ പൂർണ്ണമായി അറിഞ്ഞവൻ; നിമിയുടെ ഈ പരമ്പരയിൽ നീ പ്രമാണമായ മാർഗ്ഗദർശകനാണ്।

Word by Word

• खाण्डिक्यः: Khāṇḍikya
• खाण्डिक्यः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that (teaching)
• तत्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular (object of ‘ब्रूहि’)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (subject of imperative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• योगविदुत्तम: O best knower of yoga
• योगविदुत्तम: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-विद्-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; योग + विद् + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular (addressing)

• विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थः: one who has understood the meaning of the yoga-śāstra
• विज्ञातयोगशास्त्रार्थः: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञात-योग-शास्त्र-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; विज्ञात + योग + शास्त्र + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective/predicate to ‘त्वम्’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्याम्: in this
• अस्याम्: अधिकरण (location/context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• निमिसन्ततौ: in the lineage of Nimi
• निमिसन्ततौ: अधिकरण (context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमि-सन्तति (प्रातिपदिक; निमि + सन्तति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

Speaker

Khāṇḍikya

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Nimi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It establishes the proper disciple-attitude: recognizing a qualified teacher (yogavid-uttama) and requesting Yoga as a direct means toward mokṣa, grounded in the understood essence of the Yoga-śāstras.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While Bhakti is not explicitly named here, the verse models surrender and reverence to a realized guide—an essential devotional mood that supports later instruction on disciplined practice and God-oriented liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on śāstra-artha (grasping the meaning of authoritative texts), a practical hermeneutic skill aligned with disciplined study (śāstra-vicāra); no specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa is directly referenced in this verse.