Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
मुक्तिसाधनभूतत्वात्परमार्थो न साधनम् । ध्यानमेवात्मनो भूपपरमार्थार्थशब्दितम् ॥ २६ ॥
muktisādhanabhūtatvātparamārtho na sādhanam | dhyānamevātmano bhūpaparamārthārthaśabditam || 26 ||
Weil das höchste Ziel (paramārtha) selbst das Mittel zur Befreiung (mokṣa) ist, ist es kein getrenntes Werkzeug, das man erst «vollbringen» müsste. Wahrlich, o König, allein die Meditation über das Selbst (Ātman) wird «paramārtha» genannt — der wahrhaft höchste Zweck.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed to a king in the instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that the highest truth (paramārtha) is not an external instrument to be used; realizing the Self through meditation is itself the direct liberating principle.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports inner absorption as the essence of the highest aim—devotion matures into one-pointed contemplation that culminates in Self-realization.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—steady dhyāna on the ātman as the core moksha-sādhana.