Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

विषयेभ्यः समाहृत्य विज्ञानात्मा बुधो मनः । चिन्तयेन्मुक्तये तेन ब्रह्मभूतं परेश्वरम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

viṣayebhyaḥ samāhṛtya vijñānātmā budho manaḥ | cintayenmuktaye tena brahmabhūtaṃ pareśvaram || 5 ||

Translation

புலன்விஷயங்களிலிருந்து மனத்தை இழுத்து அடக்கி, விவேகமுடைய ஞானி மோட்சத்திற்காக பிரம்மஸ்வரூப பரமேஸ்வரனைத் தியானிக்க வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• विषयेभ्यः: from the sense-objects
• विषयेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), बहुवचन

• समाहृत्य: having withdrawn
• समाहृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having withdrawn/collected’

• विज्ञानात्मा: one whose nature is knowledge
• विज्ञानात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विज्ञानस्य आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मुक्तये: for liberation
• मुक्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• तेन: by that (means)
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मभूतम्: become Brahman / Brahman-natured
• ब्रह्मभूतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्म-भूत = ब्रह्मरूप), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (परः ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-dharma)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Paresvara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents a core Moksha-dharma method: pratyāhāra (withdrawing the mind from sensory engagement) followed by steady contemplation of the Supreme as Brahman, making liberation the direct aim of inner discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Although framed in jñāna-yoga language, it supports bhakti by directing the purified, withdrawn mind to single-point contemplation of the Supreme Lord (Pareśvara), which in devotional practice becomes absorbed remembrance (smaraṇa) and focused worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—sense-restraint and mental recollection—used as a sādhanā for mokṣa.