Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

योगयुक् प्रथमं योगी युञ्जमानोऽभिधीयते । विनिष्पन्नसमाधिस्तु परब्रह्मोपलब्धिमान् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

yogayuk prathamaṃ yogī yuñjamāno'bhidhīyate | viniṣpannasamādhistu parabrahmopalabdhimān || 9 ||

Translation

Ang yogin ay unang tinatawag na “yoga-yukta” kapag siya’y nagsasanay ng yoga. Ngunit kapag ganap na natupad ang samādhi, siya’y nagiging yaong nakatanto sa Kataas-taasang Brahman.

Word by Word

• योगयुक्: yoga-engaged
• योगयुक्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + युज् (धातु) → युज्-क्विप्/क्विन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगे युक्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): ‘first/at first’

• योगी: the yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युञ्जमानः: practising/engaging (in yoga)
• युञ्जमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), परस्मैपद-धातु; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिधीयते: is called
• अभिधीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is called’

• विनिष्पन्नसमाधिः: one whose samādhi is fully accomplished
• विनिष्पन्नसमाधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिष्पन्न + समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (विनिष्पन्नः समाधिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic particle)

• परब्रह्मोपलब्धिमान्: possessing realization of the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्मोपलब्धिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परब्रह्मन् + उपलब्धि + मतुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परब्रह्मणः उपलब्धिः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It distinguishes between merely practicing yoga (yoga-yukta) and the culmination of yoga—perfect samādhi—through which direct realization of Parabrahman is attained.

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

While the verse speaks in yogic terms, it supports the broader Narada Purana theme that liberation requires inner absorption and direct God-realization; bhakti can mature into single-pointed absorption that functions like samādhi.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is the disciplined progression of sādhanā—from practice to perfected absorption—central to mokṣa-dharma instruction.