Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
दृष्ट्वा निदाघं स ऋभुरुपागत्याभिवाद्य च । उवाच कस्मादेकांतं स्थीयत भवता द्विज ॥ ७२ ॥
dṛṣṭvā nidāghaṃ sa ṛbhurupāgatyābhivādya ca | uvāca kasmādekāṃtaṃ sthīyata bhavatā dvija || 72 ||
Als Ṛbhu den Nidāgha erblickte, trat der Weise heran, erwies ehrfürchtig seine Verehrung und sprach: „O Zweimalgeborener, warum stehst du allein in der Abgeschiedenheit?“
Ṛbhu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It introduces a teaching moment: a realized sage (Ṛbhu) questions Nidāgha’s solitary posture, setting up inquiry into the purpose of seclusion and the inner meaning of renunciation on the path to mokṣa.
Indirectly, it frames disciplined withdrawal (ekānta) as meaningful only when guided by right understanding; in the Narada Purana’s mokṣa-dharma context, such inner clarity supports steady remembrance and worship of the Supreme (often expressed as Viṣṇu-bhakti).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is etiquette and method in instruction—approaching respectfully (abhivādya) and asking a precise question to begin formal spiritual inquiry.