Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
पुनर्युगान्तपर्य्यन्तं धर्म्मं सर्वं समाचरन् । मन्मूर्तिध्याननिरतः परं निर्वाणमाप्स्यसि ॥ ७८ ॥
punaryugāntaparyyantaṃ dharmmaṃ sarvaṃ samācaran | manmūrtidhyānanirataḥ paraṃ nirvāṇamāpsyasi || 78 ||
யுகத்தின் முடிவுவரை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் எல்லா தர்மங்களையும் அனுசரித்து, என் திருவுருவைத் தியானிப்பதில் ஈடுபட்டு இருந்தால், நீ பரம நிர்வாணத்தை அடைவாய்.
Vishnu (the Lord speaking as 'I')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a twofold soteriology: sustained dharma (right conduct) through life and unwavering meditation on the Lord’s form, culminating in para-nirvāṇa—final liberation beyond worldly bondage.
Bhakti is expressed as continuous man-mūrti-dhyāna—loving, focused contemplation of the Lord’s personal form—shown here as the direct inner discipline that ripens dharma into moksha.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is disciplined daily adherence to dharma (ācāra) supported by steady dhyāna, which is the applied method emphasized.