Narada Purana · Chapter 1.44

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge dvitīyapāde bhṛgubharadvājasaṃvāde brāhmaṇācāranirūpaṇaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
bharadvāja uvāca
asmāllokātparo lokaḥ śrūyate nopalabhyate /
tamahaṃ jñātumicchāmi tadbhavānvaktumarhati

mṛguruvāca
uttare himavatpārśve puṇye sarvaguṇānvite /
puṇyaḥ kṣemyaśca kāmyaśca sa paro loka ucyate

tatra hyapāpakarmāṇaḥ śucayo 'tyantanirmalāḥ /
lobhamohaparityaktā mānavā nirupadravāḥ

sa svargasadṛśo deśaḥ tatra hyuktāḥ śubhā guṇāḥ /
kāle mṛtyuḥ prabavati spṛśanti vyādhayo na ca

na lobaḥ paradāreṣu svadāranirato janaḥ /
nānyo hi vadhyate tatra dravyeṣu ca na vismayaḥ

paro hyadharmo naivāsti saṃdeho nāpi jāyate /
kṛtasya tu phalaṃ tatra pratyakṣamupalabhyate

yānāsanāśanopetā prasādabhavanāśrayāḥ /
sarvakāmairvṛtāḥ keciddhemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ

prāṇadhāraṇamātraṃ tu keṣāñcidupapadyate /
śrameṇa mahatā kecitkurvanti prāṇadhāraṇam

iha dharmaparāḥ kecitkecinnaiṣkṛtikā narāḥ /
sukhitā duḥkhitāḥ kecinnirdhanā dhanino pare

iha śramo bhayaṃ mohaḥ kṣudhā tīvrā ca jāyate /
lobhaścārthakṛto tṝṇāṃ yena muhyantyapaṇḍitāḥ

yastadvedo bhayaṃ prājñaḥ pāpmanā na sa lipyate /
sopadhe nikṛtiḥ steyaṃ parivādo 'bhyasūyatā

paropaghāto hiṃsā ca paiśunmanṛtaṃ tathā /
etānsaṃsevate yastu tapastasya prahīyate

yastvetānācaredvidvānna tapastasya varddhate /
iha cintā bahuvidhā dharmādharmasya karmaṇaḥ

karmabhūmiriyaṃ loke iha kṛtvā śubhāśubham /
śubhaiḥ śubhamavāpnoti tathāśubhamathānyathā

iha prajāpatiḥ pūrvaṃ devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā /
iṣṭeṣṭatapasaḥ pūtā brahmalokamupāśritāḥ

uttaraḥ pṛthivībhāgaḥ sarvapuṇyatamaḥ śubhaḥ /
ihasthāstatra jāyante ye vai puṇyakṛto janāḥ

yadi satkāramicchanti tiryagyoniṣu cāpare /
kṣīṇāyuṣastathā cānye naśyanti pṛthivītale

anyonyabhakṣaṇāsaktā lobhamohasamanvitāḥ /
ihaiva parivarttante na ca yāntyuttarāṃ diśam

gurūnupāsate ye tu niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ /
panthānaṃ sarvālokānāṃ vijānanti manīṣiṇaḥ

ityukto 'yaṃ mayā dharmaḥ saṃkṣipto brahmanirmitaḥ /
dharmādharmauṃ hi lokasya yo vai vetti sa buddhimān

bharadvāja uvāca /.
adhyātmaṃ nāma yadidaṃ puruṣasyeha cintyate /
yadadhyātmaṃ yathā caitattanme brūhi tapodhana

bhṛguruvāca
adhyātmamiti viprarṣe yadetadanupṛcchasi /
tadvyākhyāṃsyāmi te tāta śreyaskaratamaṃ sukham

sṛṣṭipralayasaṃyuktamācāryaiḥ paridarśitam /
yajjñātvā puruṣo loke prītiṃ saukhyaṃ ca vindati

phalalābhaśca tasya syātsarvabhūtahitaṃ ca tat /
pṛthivī vāyurākāśamāpo jyotiśca pañcamam

mahābhūtāni bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ prabhavāpyayau /
yataḥ sṛṣṭāni tatraiva tāni yānti layaṃ punaḥ

mahābhūtāni bhūtebhyaḥ sāgarasyormayo yathā /
prasārya ca yathāṅgāni kūrmaḥ saṃharate punaḥ

tadvad bhūtāni bhūtātmā sṛṣṭāni harate punaḥ /
mahābhūtāni pañcaiva sarvabhūteṣu bhūtakṛt

akarotteṣu vai samyak taṃ tu jīvo na paśyati /
śabdaḥ śrotraṃ tathā khāni trayamākāśayonijam

vāyoḥ sparsastathā ceṣṭā tvakcaiva tritayaṃ smṛtam /
rūpaṃ cakṣustathā pākastrividhaṃ teja ucyate

rasāḥ kledaśca jihvā ca trayo jalaguṇāḥ smṛtāḥ /
ghreyaṃ ghrāṇaṃ śarīraṃ ca ete bhūmiguṇāstrayaḥ

mahābhūtāni pacaiva ṣaṣṭaṃ ca mana ucyate /
indriyāṇi manaścaiva vijñātānyasya bhārata

saptamī buddhirityāhuḥ kṣetrajñaḥ punaraṣṭamaḥ /
śrotraṃ vai śravaṇārthāya sparśanāya ca tvak smṛtā

rasādānāya rasanā gandhādānāya nāsikā /
cakṣurālokanāyaiva saṃśayaṃ kurute manaḥ

buddhiradhyavasānāya kṣetrajñaḥ sākṣivatsthitaḥ /
urddhaṃ pādatalābhyāṃ yadavākcodakca paśyati

etena sarvamevedaṃ vibhunā cyāptamantaram /
puruṣairindriyāṇīha veditavyāni kṛtstraśaḥ

tamo rajaśca sattvaṃ ca te 'pi bhāvāstadāśritāḥ /
etāṃ buddhiṃ naro buddhā bhūtānāgatiṃ gatim

samavekṣya śanaiścaivaṃ labhate śamamuttamam /
guṇairvinaśyate buddirbuddherevendriyāṇyapi

manaḥṣaṣṭāni bhūtāni buddhyabāve kuto guṇāḥ /
iti tanmayamevaitatsarvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam

pralīyate codbhavati tasmānnirddiśyate tathā /
yena paśyati tañcakṣuḥ śṛṇoti śrotramucyate

jighrati ghrāṇamityāhuḥ rasaṃ jānāti jihvayā /
tvacā sparśayati sparśaṃ buddhirvikriyate sakṛt

yena prārthayate kiñcittadā bhavati tanmanaḥ /
adhiṣṭānāttu buddherhi pṛthagarthāni pañcadhā

indriyāṇīti tānyāhustānyadṛśyo 'dhitiṣṭati /
puruṣe tiṣṭatī buddhistriṣu bhāveṣu vartate

kadācillabhate prītiṃ kadācidupaśocati /
na sukhena na duḥkhena kadācidapi vartate

evaṃ narāṇāṃ manasi triṣu bhāveṣu vartate /
seyaṃ bhāvātmikā bhāvāṃstrīnetānativartate

saritāṃ sāgaro bhartā velānāmiva vāridhiḥ /
atibhāvagatā buddhirbhāvairmanasi vartate

vartamāno munistvevaṃ svabāvamanuvartate /
indriyāṇi hi sarvāṇi pravartayati sā sadā

prītiḥ sattvaṃ rajaḥ śokastamaḥ krodhastu te trayaḥ /
ye ye ca bhāvā loke 'sminsarve pyeteṣu vai triṣu

iti buddhigatāḥ sarvā vyākhyātāstava bhāvanāḥ /
indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi vijetavyāni dhīmatā

sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva prāṇināṃ saṃśritāḥ sadā /
triviśvāvedanāścaiva sarvasattveṣu dṛśyate

sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti mānada /
sukhasparśaḥ sattvaguṇo duḥkhasparśo rajoguṇaḥ

tamoguṇena saṃyuktau bhavato vyāvahārikau /
tava yatprītisaṃyuktaṃ kāye manasi vā bhavet

vartate sāttviko bhāva ityācakṣīta tattathā /
atha yadduḥkhasaṃyuktamaprītikaramātmanaḥ

pravṛttaṃ raja ityeva jānīhi munisattama /
athayanmohasaṃyuktamavyakta viṣamaṃ bhavet

apratarkyamavijñeyaṃ tamastadupadhārayet /
praharṣaḥ prītirānandaḥ sukhaṃ vā śāntacittatā

kathañcidabhivartanta ityete sāttvikā guṇāḥ /
atuṣṭiḥ paritāpaśca śoko lobhastathā kṣamā

liṅgāni rajasastāni dṛśyante dehahetubhiḥ /
apamānastathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapnatandrite

kathañcidabhivartante vividhāstāmasā guṇāḥ /
dūṣaṇaṃ bahudhāgāmi prārthanāsaṃśayātmakam

manaḥ svaniyataṃ yasya sa sukhī pretyaceha ca /
sattvakṣetrajñayoretadantaraṃ yasya sūkṣmayoḥ

sṛjatehi guṇāneka eko na sṛjate guṇān /
maśakoduṃbarau vāpi saṃprayuktau yathā sadā

anyonyametau syātāṃ ca sapraṃyogastathobhayoḥ /
pṛthagbhūtau prakṛtyā tau sapraṃyuktau ca sarvadā

yathā matsyo jalaṃ caiva saṃprayukto tathaiva tau /
na guṇā vidurātmānaṃ sa guṇānvetti sarvaśaḥ

paridraṣṭā guṇānāṃ tu saṃstraṣṭā manyate tathā /
indriyastu pradīpārthaṃ kurute buddhisattamaiḥ

nirviceṣṭairajānadbhiḥ paramātmā pradīpavān /
sṛjate hi guṇānsattvaṃ kṣetrajñaḥ paripaśyati

saṃprayogastayoreṣa sattvakṣetrajñayordhruvam /
āśrayo nāsti sattvasya kṣetrajñasya ca kaścana

sattvaṃ manaḥ saṃsṛjate na guṇānvai kadācana /
raśmīṃsteṣāṃ sa manasā yadā samyaṅniyacchati

tadā prakāśate 'syātmā ghaṭe dīpo jvalanniva /
tyaktvā yaḥ prākṛtaṃ karma nityamātmaratirmuniḥ

sarvabhūtātmabhūstasmātsa gaccheduttamāṃ gatim /
yathā vāricaraḥ pakṣī salilena na lipyate

evameva kṛtaprajño bhūteṣu parivartate /
evaṃ svabhāvamevaitatsvabuddhyā viharennaraḥ

aśocannaprahṛṣyaṃśca samo vigatamatsaraḥ /
bhāvayuktyā prayuktastu sa nityaṃ sṛjate guṇān

ūrṇanābhiryathā sūtraṃ vijñeyāstantuvadguṇāḥ /
pradhvastā na nivartante nivṛttirnopalabhyate

pratyakṣeṇa parokṣaṃ tadanumānena siddhyati /
evameke vyavasyanti nivṛttiriti cāpare

ubhayaṃ saṃpradhāryaitadvyavasyeta yathāmati /
itīmaṃ hṛdayagrathiṃ buddhicintāmayaṃ dṛḍham

vimucya sukhamāsīta na śocecchinnasaṃśavaḥ /
malināḥ prāṇnuyuḥ śuddhiṃ yathā pūrṇāṃ nadīṃ narāḥ

avagāhya suvidvāṃso viddhi jñānabhide tathā /
mahānadyā hi pārajñastapyate na taranyathā

na tu tapyati tattvajñaḥ kulajñastu taratyuta /
evaṃ ye viduradhyātmaṃ kaivalyaṃ jñānamuttamam

evaṃ buddhā naraḥ sarvo bhūtānāmagatiṃ gatim /
avekṣya ca śanairbuddhyā labhate ca śamaṃ tataḥ

trivargo yasya viditaḥ prekṣya yaśca vimuñcati /
anviṣya manasā yuktastattvadarśī nirutsukaḥ

na cātmā śakyate draṣṭumindriyeṣu vibhāgaśaḥ /
tatra tatra visṛṣṭeṣu durvāpeṣvakṛtātmābhiḥ

etad buddhā bhaved buddhaḥ kimanyad buddhalakṣaṇam /
vijñāya taddhi manyante katakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ

na bhavati viduṣāṃ tato bhayaṃ yadaviduṣāṃ sumahadbhayaṃ bhavet /
nahi gatiradhikāsti kasyacitsati hi guṇepravadatyatulyatām

yaḥ karotyanabhisaṃdhipūrvakaṃ tacca nirdahati yatpurākṛtam /
nāpriyaṃ tadubhayaṃ kutaḥ priyaṃ tasya tajjanayatīha kurvataḥ

lokamāyurabhisūyate janastasya tajjanayatīha kurvantaḥ /
tatra paśya kuśalānna śocate jāyate yadi bhayaṃ padaṃ sadā

bharadvāja uvāca
dhyānayogaṃ samācakṣvamahyaṃ tatpadasiddhaye /
yajjñātvā mucyate brahmannarastrividhatāpataḥ

bhṛguruvāca
hṝnta te saṃpravakṣyāmi jñānayogaṃ caturvidham /
yaṃ jñātvā śāśvatīṃ siddhiṃ gacchantīha maharṣayaḥ

yathā svanuṣṭitaṃ dhyānaṃ tathā kurvanti yoginaḥ /
maharṣayo jñānatṛptā nirvāṇagatamānasāḥ

nāvartante punaścāpi muktāḥ saṃsāradoṣataḥ /
janmadoṣapārīkṣīṇāḥ svabhāve paryavasthitāḥ

nirdvandvā nityasattvasthā vimuktā niṣparigrahāḥ /
asaṃgānya vidhādīni manaḥ śāntikarāṇi ca

tatra dhyānena saṃkliṣṭamekāgraṃ dhārayenmanaḥ /
piṇḍīkṛtyendriyagrāmamāsīnaḥ kāṣṭavanmuniḥ

śabdaṃ na vindecchrotreṇa tvacā sparśaṃ na vedayet /
rūpaṃ na cakṣuṣā vindyājjihvayā na rasāṃstathā

ghroyāṇyapi ca sarvāṇi jahyāddhyānena tattvavit /
pañcavargapramāthīni neccheñcaitāni vīryavān

tato manasi saṃgṛhya pañcavargaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ /
samādadhyānmano bhrāntamindriyaiḥ saha pañcabhiḥ

visañcāri nirālambaṃ pañcadvāraṃ balābalam /
pūrvadhyānapathe dhīraḥ samādadhyānmanastvarā

indriyāṇi manaścaiva yadā piṇḍīkarotyayam /
eṣa dhyānapathaḥ pūrvo bhayā samanuvarṇitaḥ

tasya tatpūrvasaṃruddha ātmaṣaṣṭhamanantaram /
sphuriṣyati samudrāntā vidyudambudhare yathā

jalabinduryathā lolaḥ parṇasthaḥ sarvataścalaḥ /
evamevāsya cittaṃ ca bhavati dhyānavartmani

samāhitaṃ kṣaṇaṃ kiñjiddhyānavartmani tiṣṭati /
punarvāyupathaṃ bhrāntaṃ mano bhavati vāyuvat

anirvedo gatakleśo gatatandro hyamatsarī /
samādadhyātpunaśceto dhyānena dhyānayogavit

vicāraśca vitarkaśca vivekaścopajāyate /
muneḥ samādhiyuktasya prathamaṃ dhyānamāditaḥ

manasā kliśyamānastu samādhānaṃ ca kārayet /
na nirvedaṃ munirgacchetkuryādevātmano hitam

pāṃśubhasmakarīṣāṇāṃ yathā vai rāśayaścitāḥ /
sahasā vāriṇā siktā na yānti paribhāvanāḥ

kiñcit snigdhaṃ yathā ca syācchuṣkaṃ cūrṇamabhāvitam /
krameṇa tu śanairgacchatsarvaṃ tatparibhāvanam

evamevendriyagrāmaṃ śanaiḥ śaṃ paribhāvayet /
saṃharetkramaśaścaiva samyak tatpraśamiṣyati

svayameva manaścaivaṃ pañcavargaṃ munīśvara /
pūrvaṃ dhyānapathe sthāpya nityayogena śāmyati

na tatpuruṣakāreṇa na ca daivena kenacit /
sukhameṣyati tattasya yadevaṃ saṃyatātmanaḥ

sukhena tena saṃyukto raṃsyate dhyānakarmaṇi /
gacchanti yogino hyovaṃ nirvāṇaṃ tu nirāmayam

sanandana uvāca
ityukto bhṛguṇā brahmanbharadvājaḥ pratāpavān /
bhṛguṃ paramadharmātmā vismitaḥ pratyapūjayat

eṣa te prasavo vidvan jagataḥ saṃprakīrtitaḥ /
nikhilena mahāprājña kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi