Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
Dīkṣā, Mantra-Types, Mantra-Doṣas, and Qualifications of Ācārya–Śiṣya
निरपेक्षो मुनिर्दांतो हितवादी विचक्षणः । तत्त्वनिष्कासने दक्षो विनयी च सुवेषवान् ॥ ६६ ॥
nirapekṣo munirdāṃto hitavādī vicakṣaṇaḥ | tattvaniṣkāsane dakṣo vinayī ca suveṣavān || 66 ||
ಮುನಿ ನಿರಪೇಕ್ಷನಾಗಿ, ದಾಂತನಾಗಿ (ಸಂಯಮಿ), ಹಿತವಚನ ಹೇಳುವವನಾಗಿ, ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣನಾಗಿರಬೇಕು. ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವಲ್ಲಿ ದಕ್ಷನಾಗಿ, ವಿನಯಶೀಲನಾಗಿ, ಶುದ್ಧ ಹಾಗೂ ಯೋಗ್ಯ ವೇಷಧಾರಿಯಾಗಿರಬೇಕು.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It lists the inner and outer qualifications of a genuine seeker-teacher: detachment, restraint, beneficial speech, discernment, capacity to state the essence (tattva), humility, and disciplined conduct—traits that stabilize knowledge and support liberation-oriented life.
Though not naming bhakti directly, it defines the temperament that makes devotion steady: freedom from selfish expectation, gentle and beneficial speech, humility, and purity of conduct—qualities that prevent bhakti from becoming ego-centered or merely performative.
The phrase “tattvaniṣkāsane dakṣaḥ” points to the Vedanga-style skill of analysis—distilling the essential meaning from texts and disciplines (like Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta), rather than getting lost in mere technicalities.