Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 144
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
योगी समाध्यवस्थायां न श्रृणोति न पश्यति । न जिघ्रति न स्पृशति न किंचद्वक्ति सत्तम ॥ ४४ ॥
yogī samādhyavasthāyāṃ na śrṛṇoti na paśyati | na jighrati na spṛśati na kiṃcadvakti sattama || 44 ||
ഹേ സത്തമാ, സമാധി അവസ്ഥയിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനായ യോഗി കേൾക്കുകയുമില്ല, കാണുകയുമില്ല; മണവും ഗ്രഹിക്കുകയുമില്ല, സ്പർശിക്കുകയുമില്ല; ഒന്നും സംസാരിക്കുകയുമില്ല।
Narada (teaching, addressing a virtuous listener)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines samādhi as complete inward absorption where the senses and speech cease to engage with external objects, indicating deep steadiness of consciousness on the Self/Absolute.
While framed in yogic language, it supports bhakti by showing the ideal of one-pointed absorption—devotion culminates in uninterrupted remembrance where external distractions (senses and speech) fall away.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—pratyāhāra-like withdrawal of the senses as a marker of samādhi.