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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 ||

Apabila seseorang tenggelam dalam perenungan akan “Yang Itu”, maka dia menjadi tidak berbeza daripada Paramātman. Segala rasa perbezaan terhadap-Nya timbul semata-mata kerana kejahilan (avidyā).

तद्भावभावनापन्नःhaving attained contemplation of That-state
तद्भावभावनापन्नः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + भावना (प्रातिपदिक) + आपन्न (√आप्/आप्नोति, क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण; समासः—तद्भाव-भावना-आपन्न (तत्पुरुष)
ततःtherefore/then
ततः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'therefore/then')
असौhe/that person
असौ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
परमात्मनःof the Supreme Self
परमात्मनः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपरमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—परम + आत्मन् (कर्मधारय)
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अभेदीnon-different
अभेदी:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण
भेदःdifference
भेदः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
तस्यof that (person)
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
अज्ञानकृतःcaused by ignorance
अज्ञानकृतः:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
TypeAdjective
Rootअज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (√कृ, क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः—अज्ञान-कृत (तत्पुरुष: 'made by ignorance')
भवेत्would be/may be
भवेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

P
Paramatman

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.