Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
ऋभुरुवाच । ब्रह्मन्यथाहं जानीयां तथा मामवबोधय । अधः सत्त्वविभागं किं किं चोर्द्धमभिधीयते ॥ ७९ ॥
ṛbhuruvāca | brahmanyathāhaṃ jānīyāṃ tathā māmavabodhaya | adhaḥ sattvavibhāgaṃ kiṃ kiṃ corddhamabhidhīyate || 79 ||
ഋഭു പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ! ഞാൻ ശരിയായി ഗ്രഹിക്കുവാൻ കഴിയുന്ന വിധത്തിൽ എന്നെ ബോധിപ്പിക്കൂ. ‘താഴെ’ എന്ന സത്ത്വവിഭാഗം എന്ത്, ‘മുകളിൽ’ എന്നു പറയുന്നത് എന്താണ്?
Ṛbhu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
The verse frames liberation-oriented inquiry: the seeker requests a clear map of ‘lower’ and ‘higher’ realities, a necessary step for discriminative knowledge (viveka) that leads toward moksha.
While the verse is primarily jñāna-oriented, it supports bhakti indirectly by urging correct understanding of what is truly ‘higher’; such discernment stabilizes devotion toward the supreme rather than toward lower, transient levels of existence.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it instead introduces a philosophical taxonomy—useful as a conceptual framework for scriptural study and contemplation.