Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
एकपादं द्विपादं च बहुपादमपादकम् । मूर्त्तमेतद्धरे रूपं भावनात्रितयात्मकम् ॥ ३५ ॥
ekapādaṃ dvipādaṃ ca bahupādamapādakam | mūrttametaddhare rūpaṃ bhāvanātritayātmakam || 35 ||
एकपाद, द्विपाद, बहुपाद आणि अपाद—हे हरिचे प्रकट रूप आहे; ते त्रिविध भाव-चिंतनाने युक्त आहे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that Hari’s manifest reality pervades all categories of beings—those with one, two, many, or no feet—so the seeker should contemplate Vishnu as the all-pervading embodied presence, not as a limited form.
Bhakti here is broadened into all-inclusive upasana: devotion that recognizes Hari in every embodied condition, stabilizing the mind through a disciplined threefold contemplation (bhāvanā-tritaya) that matures into God-centered awareness.
The verse primarily emphasizes upasana (meditative discipline) rather than a specific Vedanga; practically, it supports mantra-japa and dhyana by training the devotee to apply a consistent contemplative framework (bhāvanā) to all perceived forms.