Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
नगरस्य बहिः सोऽथ निदाघं दृष्टवान् मुनिम् । महाबलपरीवारे पुरं विशति पार्थिवे ॥ ७० ॥
nagarasya bahiḥ so'tha nidāghaṃ dṛṣṭavān munim | mahābalaparīvāre puraṃ viśati pārthive || 70 ||
Dann sah er außerhalb der Stadt den Weisen Nidāgha. Der König, von einem Gefolge großer Stärke umgeben, zog in die Stadt ein.
Suta (narrator) describing the narrative sequence (within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It sets the scene for a Moksha-Dharma teaching by contrasting royal power (a mighty retinue) with the quiet presence of a sage outside the city—hinting that liberating wisdom is found in renunciation and satsanga rather than in worldly pomp.
Indirectly, it frames the devotional principle of humility: the king’s encounter with a muni suggests turning from external grandeur toward reverence for realized saints, a key doorway to Vishnu-bhakti and inner purification in Purāṇic teaching.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as narrative context preparing for instruction on dharma and liberation.