Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
द्वितीयं विष्णुसंज्ञस्य योगिध्येयं महामते । अमूर्तं ब्रह्मणो रूपं यत्सदित्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ ४५ ॥
dvitīyaṃ viṣṇusaṃjñasya yogidhyeyaṃ mahāmate | amūrtaṃ brahmaṇo rūpaṃ yatsadityucyate budhaiḥ || 45 ||
हे महामते! विष्णु-संज्ञक परमेश्वराचे दुसरे, योगींनी ध्यान करावे असे स्वरूप ब्रह्माचे अमूर्त रूप आहे; ज्याला ज्ञानी ‘सत्’—शुद्ध अस्तित्व—असे म्हणतात।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines a yogic contemplation where Viṣṇu is understood as the formless Brahman—‘Sat’, the ultimate Reality—shifting devotion from a limited image to direct realization of pure Being.
It refines bhakti into contemplative devotion: the devotee honors Viṣṇu not only as a personal deity but as the unmanifest ground of existence, making meditation itself an act of worship leading to moksha.
The verse is primarily Moksha-Dharma and yoga-oriented rather than Vedāṅga-technical; its practical takeaway is disciplined dhyāna (meditative focus) on the concept of Sat as taught in Upaniṣadic Brahman-vidyā.