Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
तद्भावभावनापन्नस्ततोऽसौ परमात्मनः । भवत्यभेदी भेदश्च तस्याज्ञानकृतो भवेत् ॥ ७० ॥
tadbhāvabhāvanāpannastato'sau paramātmanaḥ | bhavatyabhedī bhedaśca tasyājñānakṛto bhavet || 70 ||
त्या परम तत्त्वाच्या भावनेत तन्मय झाल्यावर तो परमात्म्याशी अभेद होतो. त्याच्याविषयी जी भेदबुद्धी उत्पन्न होते, ती केवळ अज्ञानामुळेच होय.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It teaches that steady contemplation (bhāvanā) of the Supreme Reality culminates in direct non-dual identity with the Paramātman; perceived separation is only a product of ignorance.
By emphasizing continuous absorption in “That” (the Supreme), it aligns with mature bhakti where loving remembrance and one-pointed devotion ripen into oneness of purpose and realization, dissolving the devotee’s sense of separateness.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is disciplined inner practice—bhāvanā (meditative assimilation) to remove ajñāna—rather than ritual, grammar, or astrology.