Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
आत्मानां चिंतयेद्द्रेवं नारायणमनामयम् । निर्द्वंद्रं निर्ममंशांतं मायातीतममत्सरम् ॥ १०० ॥
ātmānāṃ ciṃtayeddrevaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam | nirdvaṃdraṃ nirmamaṃśāṃtaṃ māyātītamamatsaram || 100 ||
Deve-se contemplar Nārāyaṇa como o próprio Si: livre de aflição, além de todos os pares de opostos, sem possessividade, sereno, transcendendo a Māyā e sem inveja.
Sanatkumāra (teaching to Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the meditative vision of Nārāyaṇa as the inner Self and lists the liberated attributes—freedom from duality, possessiveness, agitation, Māyā, and envy—marking the mindset that leads to mokṣa.
Bhakti here is not merely emotion but steady contemplation of Nārāyaṇa’s nature; by fixing the mind on the Lord as serene and māyātīta, the devotee gradually adopts the same virtues (śānti, nirmamatā, amatsaratā).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is yogic dhyāna and ethical purification (removing matsara and mamakāra) as prerequisites for higher knowledge.