Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
कुतश्चागम्यते त्वेतात्र्रितयेऽपि निबोध मे । पुमान्सवर्गतो व्यापीत्याकाशवदयं यतः ॥ ५६ ॥
kutaścāgamyate tvetātrritaye'pi nibodha me | pumānsavargato vyāpītyākāśavadayaṃ yataḥ || 56 ||
Woher kommt dies denn wahrlich? Erkläre es mir klar, auch in dreifacher Weise. Denn dieser Puruṣa ist mitsamt all seinen Kategorien allgegenwärtig, wie der Raum selbst.
Narada (questioning, in dialogue with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a core moksha inquiry: if the Self is all-pervading like space, its ‘origin’ cannot be understood as a physical birth; the verse pushes the seeker toward a higher, metaphysical explanation of Puruṣa as ever-present and not limited by location.
By portraying the supreme Person as all-pervading, it supports bhakti as universally accessible—devotion is not confined to a place or ritual setting, because the Lord/Self is present everywhere, like space.
The verse primarily belongs to moksha-dharma (Vedantic inquiry) rather than a technical Vedanga; its practical takeaway is disciplined questioning (vicāra) and clear categorization (‘threefold explanation’) as a method for correct understanding.