Shloka 4
ऋभु-निदाघ-संवादः — अधः-ऊर्ध्व-दृष्टान्तेन अद्वैतबोधः (राजा-गज-उपमा) तथा मोक्षफलश्रुति
दृष्ट्वा निदाघं स ऋभुर् उपगम्याभिवाद्य च उवाच कस्माद् एकान्ते स्थीयते भवता द्विज
dṛṣṭvā nidāghaṃ sa ṛbhur upagamyābhivādya ca uvāca kasmād ekānte sthīyate bhavatā dvija
ニダーガを見たリブは近づいて礼拝し、言った。「おお婆羅門よ、なぜあなたはここで独り、静かに立っているのか。」
Sage Ṛbhu (addressing Nidāgha)
FAQs
In this verse, ekānta becomes the opening point for instruction: Ṛbhu’s question sets up a teaching on why one withdraws from society and what true detachment and knowledge are meant to accomplish.
It begins with a simple, respectful inquiry and unfolds as a guru-like examination of motives and understanding—using everyday situations to lead the listener toward higher discernment.
Though Vishnu is not named in this line, the episode serves the Purana’s broader aim: directing the mind from external circumstances toward the Supreme Reality (Vishnu) that underlies all states—solitude or society, action or rest.