Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

रागद्वेषविहीनो यः शमादिगुणसंयुतः । हरिध्यानपरो नित्यं मुमुक्षुरभिधीयते ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

rāgadveṣavihīno yaḥ śamādiguṇasaṃyutaḥ | haridhyānaparo nityaṃ mumukṣurabhidhīyate || 52 ||

Translation

جو رَاغ و دْوَیش سے پاک، شَمادی اوصاف سے مزین اور ہمیشہ ہری کے دھیان میں مشغول ہو—وہی مُموکشو کہلاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• रागद्वेषविहीनः: free from attachment and aversion
• रागद्वेषविहीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग + द्वेष + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः: रागद्वेष (द्वन्द्व: रागः च द्वेषः च) + विहीन (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: रागद्वेषाभ्याम् विहीनः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• शमादिगुणसंयुतः: endowed with virtues like calmness
• शमादिगुणसंयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम-आदि + गुण + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः: शमादिगुण (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + संयुत (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: शमादिगुणैः संयुतः)

• हरिध्यानपरः: devoted to meditation on Hari
• हरिध्यानपरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि + ध्यान + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः: हरिध्यान (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हरेः ध्यानम्) + पर (तत्पुरुष: हरिध्याने परः = devoted to Hari-meditation)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative: always)

• मुमुक्षुः: a seeker of liberation
• मुमुक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुमुक्षु (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मोक्षेच्छुक (one desiring liberation)

• अभिधीयते: is called/denoted
• अभिधीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: is called)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It defines the essential signs of a true mumukṣu: inner freedom from rāga-dveṣa, cultivation of śama and related virtues, and unwavering absorption in Hari through meditation.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as nitya-hari-dhyāna—steady remembrance/meditation on Vishnu—supported by purity of mind (freedom from attachment and aversion) and ethical-psychological discipline (śama and allied qualities).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana: mental restraint (śama), self-regulation, and daily meditative devotion to Hari as the core discipline for mokṣa.