Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
न योगवान्न युक्तोऽभून्नैव पार्थिवः योक्ष्यति । तस्यात्मपरदेहेषु सतोऽप्येकमयं हि तत् ॥ ३१ ॥
na yogavānna yukto'bhūnnaiva pārthivaḥ yokṣyati | tasyātmaparadeheṣu sato'pyekamayaṃ hi tat || 31 ||
He was not a yogin, nor was he truly disciplined; nor will he, O king, become so. For him, even though the Ātman exists in his own body and in the bodies of others, that Reality is one and the same.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing the kingly seeker as 'pārthiva')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It stresses that mere identity as a “yogin” or occasional discipline is not enough; liberation requires the recognition of the one Atman present equally in oneself and in others.
By implying that true devotion matures into seeing the same divine Self in all beings—reducing ego-based separation and deepening surrender and compassion, which are core fruits of Vishnu-bhakti in Moksha-Dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical and contemplative—train the mind (yukti/yoga) to perceive the one Self across all beings.