Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya
अनीर्ष्याः सर्वधर्म्मज्ञा लोकानुग्रहतत्पराः । निर्म्ममा निरहंकाराः परस्मिन्नतमानसाः ॥ ५ ॥
anīrṣyāḥ sarvadharmmajñā lokānugrahatatparāḥ | nirmmamā nirahaṃkārāḥ parasminnatamānasāḥ || 5 ||
તેઓ ઈર્ષ્યાવિહીન, સર્વ ધર્મોના તત્ત્વજ્ઞ, લોકહિતમાં તત્પર છે. મમતા અને અહંકાર રહિત થઈ તેમનું મન પરમેશ્વરમાં નમ્રતાથી સ્થિર રહે છે।
Suta (narrating the characteristics of the highest sages/devotees in the opening of the Purva Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the inner marks of the truly elevated: non-envy, complete dharma-understanding, selfless concern for all beings, and a surrendered mind fixed on the Supreme—qualities that mature into moksha.
Bhakti is shown here as humility and surrender (nata-mānasāḥ) combined with freedom from ego and possessiveness; devotion is not merely ritual but an egoless orientation to the Supreme expressed as compassion toward the world.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) and inner purification—foundational qualifications before technical Vedic sciences bear spiritual fruit.