Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
ऋभुरुवाच । ऋभुरस्मि तवाचार्यः प्रज्ञादानाय ते द्विज । इहागतोऽहं दास्यामि परमार्थं सुबोधितम् ॥ ६६ ॥
ṛbhuruvāca | ṛbhurasmi tavācāryaḥ prajñādānāya te dvija | ihāgato'haṃ dāsyāmi paramārthaṃ subodhitam || 66 ||
リブフは言った。「私はリブフ、汝の師である、二度生まれし者（ドヴィジャ）よ。汝に智慧を授けるため、ここに来た。至上の真理を、明らかに説き示して授けよう。」
Ṛbhu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse establishes the guru’s role in Moksha Dharma: a qualified teacher arrives specifically to transmit prajñā (liberating insight) and to reveal paramārtha—the ultimate truth—clearly and directly.
While the verse is primarily jñāna-oriented, it supports Bhakti indirectly by highlighting surrender to a competent teacher; in the Narada Purana framework, such humility and receptivity are essential for receiving higher instruction that culminates in devotion and liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is pedagogical—true knowledge must be “subodhita,” i.e., systematically and clearly explained by a guru to the qualified student.