Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

विनिष्पन्नसमाधिस्तु मुक्तिस्तत्रैव जन्मनि । प्राप्नोति योगी योगाग्निदग्धकर्मचयोऽचिरात् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

viniṣpannasamādhistu muktistatraiva janmani | prāpnoti yogī yogāgnidagdhakarmacayo'cirāt || 11 ||

Translation

然而，三摩地已圆熟的瑜伽行者，于此生当下便得解脱；因为其所积诸业，迅速为瑜伽之火所焚尽。

Word by Word

• viniṣpanna-samādhiḥ: fully accomplished samādhi
• viniṣpanna-samādhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viniṣpanna (कृदन्त; vi+ni+√pad/√spad? ‘to be accomplished’) + samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय-समास: ‘viniṣpannaḥ samādhiḥ’ = ‘fully accomplished samādhi’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• muktiḥ: liberation
• muktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-अव्यय)

• janmani: in (that) birth
• janmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) with pra-
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• yogī: the yogi
• yogī: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yoga-agni-dagdha-karma-cayaḥ: (he) whose heap of karma is burnt by the fire of yoga
• yoga-agni-dagdha-karma-cayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent; apposition to yogī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + dagdha (कृदन्त; √dah ‘to burn’, past passive participle) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + caya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘yogāgninā dagdhaḥ karmacayāḥ’ (karmas burnt by the fire of yoga)

• acirāt: soon
• acirāt: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभाव): ‘from not-long (time)’ = soon

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It states that perfected samādhi culminates in jīvanmukti—liberation attainable within the same lifetime—because yoga’s inner fire destroys the backlog of karmic impressions.

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

Though it speaks in yogic terms, it supports the broader Moksha-dharma principle that single-pointed absorption in the Supreme (often realized through devotion) purifies the mind and neutralizes karma, leading to liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-focused—cultivating sustained concentration leading to samādhi as the method for karmic exhaustion and liberation.