Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
परमार्थाध्यात्ममेतत्तुभ्यमुक्तं मुनीश्वर । ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां श्रोर्तॄणां चापि मुक्तिदम् ॥ ९३ ॥
paramārthādhyātmametattubhyamuktaṃ munīśvara | brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śrortṝṇāṃ cāpi muktidam || 93 ||
ഹേ മുനീശ്വരാ, പരമാർത്ഥവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ഈ പരമാധ്യാത്മിക ഉപദേശം ഞാൻ നിനക്കു പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു. ഇത് ബ്രാഹ്മണർ, ക്ഷത്രിയർ, വൈശ്യർ, കൂടാതെ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ശ്രവിക്കുന്ന ശ്രോതാക്കൾക്കും മോക്ഷദായകമാണ്.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It affirms that paramārtha-adhyātma (the highest spiritual truth) is itself a direct means to liberation, and that merely hearing it with receptivity (śravaṇa) can become muktidam—liberation-giving.
While it speaks in the language of adhyātma and moksha, it highlights śrotṛ (the devoted listener). In Purāṇic practice, attentive hearing of sacred instruction is a core bhakti-aṅga (devotional limb) and becomes a gateway to inner transformation and release.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—systematic listening to authorized teaching—as a sādhanā emphasized across Vedic learning traditions.