Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
अमिष्टं जायते मिष्टं मिष्टादुद्विजते जनः । आदिमध्यावसानेषु किमन्नं रुचिकारणम् ॥ ६० ॥
amiṣṭaṃ jāyate miṣṭaṃ miṣṭādudvijate janaḥ | ādimadhyāvasāneṣu kimannaṃ rucikāraṇam || 60 ||
അമധുരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മധുരം ജനിക്കുന്നു; മധുരത്തിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ജനങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും അസന്തോഷപ്പെടുന്നു. ആദി, മധ്യം, അവസാനം—ഏത് ആഹാരമാണ് സ്ഥിരമായ രുചിക്ക് കാരണം?
Narada (posing a reflective question within Moksha Dharma teaching)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vicara (reflective inquiry)
FAQs
It highlights the cycle of craving: the mind turns even the pleasant into dissatisfaction, so lasting contentment cannot be found in sensory taste; the seeker must look for a higher, steady relish rooted in inner discipline and liberation-oriented living.
By exposing the instability of sense-based pleasure, the verse implicitly points to bhakti as a ‘higher taste’—a steadier ruci that does not flip into aversion—encouraging the devotee to shift attachment from food/objects to remembrance and service of Bhagavan.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical self-regulation (indriya-nigraha) aligned with Moksha Dharma—moderation in consumption and awareness of how ruci changes across time (beginning–middle–end).