Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तद्रू पप्रत्यये चैकसंनतिश्चान्यनिःस्पृहा । तद्ध्य्नां प्रथमैरङ्गैः षड्भिर्निष्पाद्यते नृप ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

tadrū papratyaye caikasaṃnatiścānyaniḥspṛhā | taddhynāṃ prathamairaṅgaiḥ ṣaḍbhirniṣpādyate nṛpa || 66 ||

Translation

അവന്റെ ദിവ്യരൂപബോധത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരത, ഏകാഗ്രമായ തന്മയത്വം, മറ്റൊന്നിനോടും ആഗ്രഹമില്ലായ്മ—ഹേ രാജാവേ—അവനിലേക്കുള്ള ധ്യാനം ആദ്യ ആറു അങ്കങ്ങളാൽ (പൂർവസാധനകളാൽ) സിദ്ധമാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• tad-rūpa-pratyaye: in the conviction/assurance of that form
• tad-rūpa-pratyaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुष (तस्य रूपे प्रत्ययः/प्रत्ययः) i.e., 'in the conviction of that form'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• eka-saṃnatiḥ: single-pointed absorption / one convergence
• eka-saṃnatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष (एका संनतिः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• anya-niḥspṛhā: free from desire for anything else
• anya-niḥspṛhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक) + niḥspṛhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (अन्येषु निःस्पृहा)

• tat-dhyānam: that meditation
• tat-dhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष (तस्य ध्यानम्)

• prathamaiḥ: by the first
• prathamaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; agrees with 'aṅgaiḥ' (neuter)

• aṅgaiḥ: by the limbs / components
• aṅgaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: by six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; numeral qualifying 'aṅgaiḥ'

• niṣpādyate: is accomplished / is produced
• niṣpādyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: niṣ-pad (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching a king in Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It defines successful dhyāna as steady recognition of the Lord’s form, one-pointed mental convergence, and complete non-attachment—showing that liberation-oriented meditation requires both focus and vairāgya.

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

By emphasizing fixation on “His form” and freedom from other desires, it frames bhakti as exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) that matures into uninterrupted remembrance and absorption in Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a Vedāṅga technicality, it highlights yogic method: disciplined mental training (ekāgratā) and renunciation (niḥspṛhā) as practical prerequisites for sustained dhyāna.