Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
नारद उवाच । भगवंस्तमहं योगं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तं वद । ज्ञाते यन्नाखिलाधारं पश्येयं परमेश्वरम् ॥ ३४ ॥
nārada uvāca | bhagavaṃstamahaṃ yogaṃ jñātumicchāmi taṃ vada | jñāte yannākhilādhāraṃ paśyeyaṃ parameśvaram || 34 ||
นารทกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ข้าปรารถนาจะรู้โยคะนั้น โปรดตรัสบอกเถิด เมื่อรู้แล้วขอให้ข้าได้เห็นพระปรเมศวร ผู้เป็นที่พึ่งของสรรพสิ่ง”
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames liberation as direct realization (darśana) of Parameśvara, the universal support, and asks for the specific yoga whose knowledge culminates in that vision.
Though phrased as “yoga,” the goal is beholding the Supreme Lord; in the Narada Purana’s Moksha-Dharma context, such yoga is commonly fulfilled through single-pointed devotion and remembrance of the Lord as the आधार of all.
No Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it is a doctrinal prompt directing the listener toward an upāya (yoga) for realization rather than a technical rule.