Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
परमार्थभूतं तत्रापि श्रूयतां गदतो मम । यत्तु निष्पाद्यते कार्यं मृदा कारणभूतया ॥ २२ ॥
paramārthabhūtaṃ tatrāpi śrūyatāṃ gadato mama | yattu niṣpādyate kāryaṃ mṛdā kāraṇabhūtayā || 22 ||
Écoute de ma bouche, même en ce lieu, la vérité suprême : tout effet qui se manifeste s’accomplit grâce à l’argile, qui en est la cause matérielle.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It points to paramārtha (highest truth) through a classic cause–effect illustration: the visible product depends upon its underlying material cause, encouraging the seeker to look beyond names and forms to the sustaining reality.
By training the mind to see the underlying cause behind changing forms, the verse supports bhakti as steady God-centered vision—seeing all effects as dependent on the ultimate ground, which devotion worships as the true support of the world.
Primarily Nyaya-style reasoning used in śāstric teaching: an illustration (dṛṣṭānta) to establish a principle (siddhānta). While not a direct Vedanga lesson, it reflects the disciplined logic employed alongside Vyākaraṇa/śāstra study in traditional exegesis.