Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
ध्यानात्पापानि नश्यन्ति ध्यानान्मोक्षं च विंदति । ध्यानात्प्रसीदति हरिद्धर्यानात्सर्वार्थसाधनम् ॥ ३९ ॥
dhyānātpāpāni naśyanti dhyānānmokṣaṃ ca viṃdati | dhyānātprasīdati hariddharyānātsarvārthasādhanam || 39 ||
دھیان سے گناہ مٹتے ہیں اور دھیان ہی سے موکش بھی ملتا ہے۔ دھیان سے ہری پرسن ہوتے ہیں، اور ثابت قدم دھیان سے سبھی مقاصد پورے ہوتے ہیں۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It presents dhyāna as a complete sādhana: it purifies by destroying pāpa, culminates in mokṣa, and draws Hari’s grace—linking inner practice with divine approval.
Bhakti is shown here as focused remembrance/contemplation that pleases Hari; liberation is not merely self-effort but ripens through the Lord’s prasāda gained by steady meditation.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is disciplined mental practice—steady dhyāna/dhāraṇā—as an applied spiritual method.