Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
संयावपायसादीनि चेक्षुका रसवंति च । निदाघ उवाच । गृहे शालिनि मद्गेहे यत्किंचिदति शोभनम् ॥ ४६ ॥
saṃyāvapāyasādīni cekṣukā rasavaṃti ca | nidāgha uvāca | gṛhe śālini madgehe yatkiṃcidati śobhanam || 46 ||
Nidāgha dit : « Dans ma maison, ô Śālīna, se trouve tout ce qui est exquis et très délectable—tels le saṃyāva, le pāyasa et autres mets—ainsi que des préparations de canne à sucre, douces et pleines de suc. »
Nidāgha
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse highlights the attractiveness of household comforts (rich foods and sweet enjoyments), setting the stage for teaching vairāgya—how pleasurable objects can bind the mind unless met with discernment and detachment.
By pointing to enticing sense-enjoyments, the narrative implicitly contrasts them with steadiness in spiritual pursuit; bhakti matures when one can live amid comforts without becoming dependent on them, offering life’s pleasures to the Divine rather than clinging to them.
No direct Vedāṅga instruction is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative context in Mokṣa-dharma, illustrating the psychology of attachment that later teachings address through discrimination (viveka) and discipline.