Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

मायिनो मायया भेदं पश्यन्ति परमात्मनि । तस्मान्मायां त्यजेद्योगान्मुमुक्षुर्द्विजसत्तम् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

māyino māyayā bhedaṃ paśyanti paramātmani | tasmānmāyāṃ tyajedyogānmumukṣurdvijasattam || 68 ||

Translation

మాయచే మోహితులు పరమాత్మలో భేదాన్ని చూస్తారు. కనుక, ఓ ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠా, ముముక్షువు యోగముచే మాయను త్యజించాలి.

Word by Word

• māyinaḥ: The deluded ones (possessors of Maya)
• māyinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• māyayā: by/through illusion (Maya)
• māyayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• bhedam: difference/duality
• bhedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• paśyanti: they see
• paśyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (पश्य्) (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट), 3rd Person (Prathama/प्रथम), Plural

• paramātmani: in the Supreme Soul
• paramātmani: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paramātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial (derived from Ablative Singular)

• māyām: illusion (Maya)
• māyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tyajet: one should abandon
• tyajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Potential Mood (Vidhilin/विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (Prathama/प्रथम), Singular

• yogāt: through/from Yoga
• yogāt: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• mumukṣuḥ: the seeker of liberation
• mumukṣuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mumukṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dvijasattama: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijasattama: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijasattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Paramatman
• Maya

FAQs

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

It diagnoses bondage as a misperception—seeing division in the indivisible Paramātman due to Māyā—and prescribes Yoga as the discipline to renounce that illusion and move toward mokṣa.

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

By rejecting bheda-buddhi (the sense of separation) created by Māyā, devotion becomes purified into single-pointed God-centeredness; such bhakti aligns with yogic inner discipline and supports liberation-oriented worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is yogic sādhanā—cultivating discernment and renunciation to overcome Māyā-born misperception.