Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
तस्य चालंबनवत्स्थूलं रूपं द्विषत्पते । आलंबनमनन्तस्य योगिनोऽभ्यसतः स्मृतम् ॥ १८ ॥
tasya cālaṃbanavatsthūlaṃ rūpaṃ dviṣatpate | ālaṃbanamanantasya yogino'bhyasataḥ smṛtam || 18 ||
எதிரிகளை வென்ற தலைவனே! பயிற்சியில் ஈடுபடும் யோகிக்கு, மனத்தை நிலைநிறுத்தும் ஆதாரமாக, அந்த அனந்த பரமேஸ்வரனின் திடமான (ஸ்தூல), தொடக்கூடிய உருவம் ஆலம்பனமாக கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது।
Sanatkumara (teaching), in dialogue with Narada (listener)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It explains that the Infinite (Ananta/Vishnu) can be approached through a concrete divine form used as ālambana (a meditative support), helping the mind become steady and fit for higher realization.
By recommending meditation on a tangible form of the Infinite, it validates form-based devotion (saguṇa-upāsanā) as a legitimate and effective doorway to communion with Vishnu/Ananta.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic method—using ālambana (a chosen divine form) as a disciplined technique for dhyāna and mental steadiness.