Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
नान्यस्याद्वैतसंस्कारसंस्कृतं मानसं तथा । यथाचार्यस्य तेन त्वां मन्ये प्राप्तमहं गुरुम् ॥ ८४ ॥
nānyasyādvaitasaṃskārasaṃskṛtaṃ mānasaṃ tathā | yathācāryasya tena tvāṃ manye prāptamahaṃ gurum || 84 ||
സത്യ ആചാര്യന്റെ മനസ്സ് അദ്വൈതസംസ്കാരങ്ങളാൽ എത്രത്തോളം സംസ്കൃതമാകുന്നുവോ, അതുപോലെ മറ്റാരുടേയും അല്ല. അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ പ്രഭോ, നിങ്ങളെയേ ഞാൻ ഗുരുവായി പ്രാപിച്ചതായി കരുതുന്നു.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that liberation-oriented wisdom requires a mind purified by advaita-saṃskāras (non-dual contemplative disciplines), and that recognizing such maturity in a teacher is itself a sign of right discernment on the path to moksha.
While the verse is primarily jñāna-oriented, it supports bhakti indirectly by highlighting surrender to a realized Guru—humble recognition and acceptance of guidance is a core devotional attitude that stabilizes practice and leads toward God-realization.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhanā: cultivating inner saṃskāras through disciplined study, reflection, and meditation under an ācārya.