Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
परमार्थाध्यात्ममेतत्तुभ्यमुक्तं मुनीश्वर । ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां श्रोर्तॄणां चापि मुक्तिदम् ॥ ९३ ॥
paramārthādhyātmametattubhyamuktaṃ munīśvara | brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śrortṝṇāṃ cāpi muktidam || 93 ||
হে মুনীশ্বর, পরমার্থ-সম্পর্কিত এই পরম আধ্যাত্মিক উপদেশ তোমাকে বলা হল। এটি ব্রাহ্মণ, ক্ষত্রিয়, বৈশ্য এবং শ্রদ্ধায় শ্রবণকারী শ্রোতাদেরও মুক্তিদায়ক।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It affirms that paramārtha-adhyātma (the highest spiritual truth) is itself a direct means to liberation, and that merely hearing it with receptivity (śravaṇa) can become muktidam—liberation-giving.
While it speaks in the language of adhyātma and moksha, it highlights śrotṛ (the devoted listener). In Purāṇic practice, attentive hearing of sacred instruction is a core bhakti-aṅga (devotional limb) and becomes a gateway to inner transformation and release.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—systematic listening to authorized teaching—as a sādhanā emphasized across Vedic learning traditions.