Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
कुतः कुत्र क्व गंतासीत्येतदप्यर्थवत्कथम् । सोऽहं गंता न चागंता नैकदेशनिकेतनः ॥ ५७ ॥
kutaḥ kutra kva gaṃtāsītyetadapyarthavatkatham | so'haṃ gaṃtā na cāgaṃtā naikadeśaniketanaḥ || 57 ||
D’où, vers où, et par quel chemin irais-je—comment même cette question pourrait-elle avoir un sens ? Je suis ce Soi (Ātman) : ni allant ni non-allant, car je ne demeure en aucun lieu unique.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that the liberated Self is not a body that travels from one location to another; as pure consciousness, it is beyond spatial limitation, so questions of “where from/where to” lose meaning.
Bhakti culminates in steady absorption in the Lord/Truth where the devotee’s identity is no longer confined to bodily movement; devotion matures into inner freedom and non-attachment to place and circumstance.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is being taught; the practical takeaway is viveka and vairagya—discriminating Self from body and reducing place-based attachment in daily practice.