Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
परस्तु निर्गुणः प्रोक्तो ह्यहंकारयुतोऽपरः । तयोरभेदविज्ञानं योग इत्यभिधीयते ॥ ५७ ॥
parastu nirguṇaḥ prokto hyahaṃkārayuto'paraḥ | tayorabhedavijñānaṃ yoga ityabhidhīyate || 57 ||
Cái cao được nói là vô thuộc tính (nirguṇa), còn cái thấp gắn với ngã chấp (ahaṃkāra). Sự tri nhận về tính không hai của cả hai—đó được gọi là Yoga.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines Yoga as direct realization (vijñāna) that the ego-bound lower self and the attributeless higher Reality are ultimately non-different, which is the core liberating insight leading to moksha.
While framed in jñāna language, it supports mature bhakti by dissolving ego (ahaṃkāra): devotion becomes purified when the devotee’s sense of separateness thins, culminating in unity of consciousness with the Supreme.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic self-inquiry—discerning the nirguṇa reality from the ego-sense and stabilizing that non-dual understanding.