Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहौ । अक्रोधस्चानसूया च प्रोक्ताः संक्षेपतो यमाः ॥ ७५ ॥
ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ brahmacaryāparigrahau | akrodhascānasūyā ca proktāḥ saṃkṣepato yamāḥ || 75 ||
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहौ । अक्रोधस्चानसूया च प्रोक्ताः संक्षेपतो यमाः ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-upadesha sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It condenses the core yamas—ethical restraints that purify conduct and mind—presenting them as the groundwork for dharma and steady spiritual practice leading toward moksha.
Bhakti becomes stable when the devotee’s life is aligned with non-violence, truth, non-greed, and freedom from anger and envy; these yamas protect devotion from hypocrisy, harm, and agitation.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it emphasizes practical dharma (sadachara) as the ethical discipline that supports all Vedic study and ritual observance.