Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
आत्मभावं नयेत्तेन तद्ब्रह्माध्यापनं मनः । विकार्यमात्मनः शक्त्या लोहमाकर्षको यथा ॥ ६ ॥
ātmabhāvaṃ nayettena tadbrahmādhyāpanaṃ manaḥ | vikāryamātmanaḥ śaktyā lohamākarṣako yathā || 6 ||
اسی ریاضت سے دل کو احساسِ نفس کی طرف لے جائے؛ تب دل برہمن میں قائم ہو جاتا ہے۔ اپنی باطنی قوت سے وہ بدلنے لگتا ہے، جیسے مقناطیس لوہے کو کھینچتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is supported by training the mind to rest in ātma-bhāva (Self-sense), which naturally culminates in brahma-niṣṭhā—steady absorption in Brahman—through inner spiritual शक्ति (śakti).
While framed in moksha-dharma and jñāna-yoga language, it aligns with bhakti by implying that sustained inward turning and one-pointedness make the mind ‘drawn’ to the Supreme, as iron to a magnet—devotion functioning as the attracting force that fixes the mind in the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—redirecting the mind through repeated practice (abhyāsa) toward Brahman, a core method used alongside Vedic study.