Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
यद्यत्पश्यति तत्सर्वं पश्येदात्मवदात्मनि । प्रत्याहृतानीन्द्रियाणि धारयेत्सा तु धारणा ॥ ३२ ॥
yadyatpaśyati tatsarvaṃ paśyedātmavadātmani | pratyāhṛtānīndriyāṇi dhārayetsā tu dhāraṇā || 32 ||
Apa jua yang dilihat, hendaklah dipandang semuanya di dalam Diri (Ātman), sebagai sehakikat dengan Diri. Dengan indera yang telah ditarik masuk, teguhkanlah minda dengan mantap—itulah dhāraṇā (tumpuan).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Yoga and inner discipline)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines dhāraṇā as the yogic capacity to internalize experience—seeing all perceived objects as grounded in the Self—and to stabilize awareness after withdrawing the senses, which supports liberation-oriented insight.
While framed as Yoga, it complements bhakti by training one-pointed attention and inwardness; such steadiness can be directed to Viṣṇu-bhakti as continuous remembrance, where the devotee learns to see the Lord’s presence within all experience.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—pratyāhāra (sense-withdrawal) and dhāraṇā (concentration)—as a method for mental mastery.