Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
समाधिश्च मुनिश्रेष्ट योगाङ्गानि यथाक्रमम् । एषां संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये लक्षणानि मुनीश्वर ॥ ७४ ॥
samādhiśca muniśreṣṭa yogāṅgāni yathākramam | eṣāṃ saṃkṣepato vakṣye lakṣaṇāni munīśvara || 74 ||
Hỡi bậc hiền triết tối thượng, lại có cả tam-muội (samādhi) nữa—cùng các chi phần của Yoga theo đúng thứ tự. Ta sẽ nói vắn tắt các đặc tướng của chúng, hỡi bậc chúa tể giữa các muni.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse serves as a formal transition: the teacher promises a structured, sequential summary of Yoga’s limbs culminating in samādhi, indicating that liberation-oriented practice is to be understood through clear definitions (lakṣaṇas).
Bhakti is not directly named here; however, the verse frames disciplined inner practice (yogāṅgas leading to samādhi) as a legitimate spiritual means, which in Narada Purana commonly complements devotion by steadying the mind for single-pointed remembrance of the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is methodological—teachings are to be learned “yathākramam” (in proper sequence) with clear “lakṣaṇas” (technical definitions), a hallmark of śāstric instruction.