Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
स ऋभुस्तर्कयामास निदाघस्य नरेश्वर । देविकायास्तटे वीर नागरं नाम वै पुरम् ॥ ३८ ॥
sa ṛbhustarkayāmāsa nidāghasya nareśvara | devikāyāstaṭe vīra nāgaraṃ nāma vai puram || 38 ||
Ô roi, le sage Ṛbhu réfléchit à Nidāgha et parvint à la cité vaillante nommée Nāgara, sise sur la rive de la rivière Devikā.
Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara in the Moksha-dharma dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It sets the stage for a moksha-oriented instruction: the sage Ṛbhu’s deliberate approach toward Nidāgha signals the beginning of a teacher–student encounter meant to unfold knowledge of liberation (moksha) through discernment (tarka/vicāra).
This specific verse is primarily narrative and preparatory rather than explicitly devotional; it frames the setting for instruction. In the Narada Purana’s moksha-dharma context, such meetings often culminate in teachings that harmonize knowledge with devotion, but bhakti is not directly stated here.
No explicit Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as a geographical and narrative locator (river bank, city name) before the philosophical teaching begins.