Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
विज्ञात तत्त्वसद्भावो निसर्गादेव भूपते । तस्य शिष्यो निदाघोऽभूत्पुलस्त्यतनयः पुरा ॥ ३६ ॥
vijñāta tattvasadbhāvo nisargādeva bhūpate | tasya śiṣyo nidāgho'bhūtpulastyatanayaḥ purā || 36 ||
O König, seine wahre Natur als Kenner des tattva, der Wirklichkeit, war von Anfang an erkannt. Und einst wurde Nidāgha, der Sohn Pulastyas, sein Schüler.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights an innate spiritual maturity—true knowledge of tattva recognized from the outset—and grounds the teaching in an authentic guru–śiṣya lineage through Nidāgha.
While not directly describing bhakti practices, it establishes the authority of the teacher and the disciplic succession—an essential framework through which bhakti and mokṣa-dharma instructions are transmitted reliably.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the importance of qualified lineage (sampradāya) in receiving accurate dharma and mokṣa teachings.