Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
आत्मभावं नयेत्तेन तद्ब्रह्माध्यापनं मनः । विकार्यमात्मनः शक्त्या लोहमाकर्षको यथा ॥ ६ ॥
ātmabhāvaṃ nayettena tadbrahmādhyāpanaṃ manaḥ | vikāryamātmanaḥ śaktyā lohamākarṣako yathā || 6 ||
அந்த ஒழுக்கத்தால் மனத்தை ஆத்மபாவத்திற்குள் நடத்த வேண்டும்; அப்போது மனம் பிரம்மத்தில் நிலைபெறும். தன் உள்சக்தியால் அது மாற்றமடையும்—காந்தம் இரும்பை இழுப்பதுபோல்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is supported by training the mind to rest in ātma-bhāva (Self-sense), which naturally culminates in brahma-niṣṭhā—steady absorption in Brahman—through inner spiritual शक्ति (śakti).
While framed in moksha-dharma and jñāna-yoga language, it aligns with bhakti by implying that sustained inward turning and one-pointedness make the mind ‘drawn’ to the Supreme, as iron to a magnet—devotion functioning as the attracting force that fixes the mind in the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—redirecting the mind through repeated practice (abhyāsa) toward Brahman, a core method used alongside Vedic study.