Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
सनन्दन उवाच । अवतीर्णेषु विप्रेषु व्यासः पुत्रसहायवान् । तूर्ष्णीं ध्यानपरो धीमानेकांते समुपाविशत् ॥ १ ॥
sanandana uvāca | avatīrṇeṣu vipreṣu vyāsaḥ putrasahāyavān | tūrṣṇīṃ dhyānaparo dhīmānekāṃte samupāviśat || 1 ||
สนันทนะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นเหล่าพราหมณ์ผู้ควรบูชามาถึงแล้ว วยาสะผู้ทรงปัญญาพร้อมบุตร นิ่งเงียบและตั้งมั่นในสมาธิ ไปนั่ง ณ ที่สงัด।
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames liberation-oriented teaching by showing Vyāsa’s ideal posture: withdrawal into solitude, silence, and meditation—signals of inner mastery that precede higher instruction on Moksha Dharma.
Though Bhakti is not named here, the verse establishes the inner discipline (silence, one-pointed contemplation) that supports steady devotion—making the mind fit for sustained remembrance of the Lord in later teachings.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the sādhana-method: ekānta (seclusion), mauna (silence), and dhyāna (meditation) as preparatory discipline.