Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
एषामेकतमं बद्धा गुरुभक्तिपरायणः । उपासको जयेत्प्राणान्द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः ॥ १६ ॥
eṣāmekatamaṃ baddhā gurubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | upāsako jayetprāṇāndvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ || 16 ||
Khi đã kiên cố nắm giữ một trong những pháp ấy, người hành giả thờ phụng, chuyên tâm kính mộ bậc guru, sẽ chế ngự các xung lực prāṇa, vượt khỏi mọi đối đãi và không còn ganh ghét.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the inner marks of a true upāsaka: firm commitment to one chosen discipline, devotion to the guru, mastery of the life-forces, transcendence of dualities, and freedom from envy—qualities that mature practice into liberation-oriented steadiness.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined devotion anchored in guru-reverence; the devotee’s worship is validated not only by ritual but by inner transformation—non-envy (vimatsaratā) and equanimity beyond opposites (dvandvātītatā).
While no single Vedāṅga is named, the verse points to yogic-practical training commonly supported by Śikṣā (breath/phonetics discipline) and Kalpa (regulated practice), emphasizing prāṇa-jaya (mastery of the vital energies) as a concrete sādhanā outcome.