Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
जितेन्द्रिया महात्मानो ध्यानशून्या अपि द्विज । प्रयान्ति परमं ब्रह्म पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् ॥ ३० ॥
jitendriyā mahātmāno dhyānaśūnyā api dvija | prayānti paramaṃ brahma punarāvṛttidurlabham || 30 ||
اے دْوِج! جن مہاتماؤں نے حواس کو جیت لیا، وہ اگرچہ رسمی دھیان سے خالی ہوں، پھر بھی پرم برہمن کو پاتے ہیں جہاں سے لوٹ آنا نہایت دشوار ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moksha-oriented discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates indriya-nigraha (mastery over the senses) as a decisive qualification for liberation, stating that such purified souls can reach Parama Brahman even without structured meditative practice.
By stressing sense-control, it supports bhakti as a disciplined life where the mind is withdrawn from distractions; steady devotion becomes possible when the senses are mastered, leading toward the Supreme Reality.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline (yama/indriya-samyama) as a prerequisite for higher knowledge and worship.