Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
सनंदन उवाच । इतीरितस्तेन स राजवर्यस्तत्याज भेदं परमार्थदृष्टिः । स चापि जातिस्मरणावबोदस्तत्रैव जन्मन्यपवर्गमाप ॥ ९२ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | itīritastena sa rājavaryastatyāja bhedaṃ paramārthadṛṣṭiḥ | sa cāpi jātismaraṇāvabodastatraiva janmanyapavargamāpa || 92 ||
Sanandana sprach: So von ihm unterwiesen, gab jener vorzüglichste König—begabt mit der Schau der höchsten Wahrheit—alle Vorstellungen von Verschiedenheit auf. Und, erwacht zur Erkenntnis aus der Erinnerung früherer Geburten, erlangte er die Befreiung in eben diesem Leben.
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states that right instruction culminates in paramārtha-dṛṣṭi (vision of ultimate reality), by which one drops bheda-buddhi (the sense of separateness) and can attain apavarga (final liberation) even within the same lifetime.
While the verse speaks in the language of jñāna (non-difference and ultimate vision), in the Narada Purana this maturity typically supports pure devotion—because seeing the one Reality removes egoic separation, making surrender and single-pointed worship natural and unwavering.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-oriented—listen to true instruction (upadeśa), cultivate paramārtha-dṛṣṭi, and practice inner discernment that dissolves bheda-buddhi.