Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
न योगवान्न युक्तोऽभून्नैव पार्थिवः योक्ष्यति । तस्यात्मपरदेहेषु सतोऽप्येकमयं हि तत् ॥ ३१ ॥
na yogavānna yukto'bhūnnaiva pārthivaḥ yokṣyati | tasyātmaparadeheṣu sato'pyekamayaṃ hi tat || 31 ||
Er war kein Yogi und auch nicht wahrhaft gesammelt und gezügelt; und, o König, er wird es auch nicht werden. Für ihn ist, obwohl der Ātman im eigenen Leib und in den Leibern anderer gegenwärtig ist, jene Wirklichkeit ein und dieselbe.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing the kingly seeker as 'pārthiva')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It stresses that mere identity as a “yogin” or occasional discipline is not enough; liberation requires the recognition of the one Atman present equally in oneself and in others.
By implying that true devotion matures into seeing the same divine Self in all beings—reducing ego-based separation and deepening surrender and compassion, which are core fruits of Vishnu-bhakti in Moksha-Dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical and contemplative—train the mind (yukti/yoga) to perceive the one Self across all beings.