Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
नगरस्य बहिः सोऽथ निदाघं दृष्टवान् मुनिम् । महाबलपरीवारे पुरं विशति पार्थिवे ॥ ७० ॥
nagarasya bahiḥ so'tha nidāghaṃ dṛṣṭavān munim | mahābalaparīvāre puraṃ viśati pārthive || 70 ||
मग नगराबाहेर त्याने मुनि निदाघाला पाहिले. महाबलवान परिकराने वेढलेला राजा नगरात प्रवेश करीत होता.
Suta (narrator) describing the narrative sequence (within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It sets the scene for a Moksha-Dharma teaching by contrasting royal power (a mighty retinue) with the quiet presence of a sage outside the city—hinting that liberating wisdom is found in renunciation and satsanga rather than in worldly pomp.
Indirectly, it frames the devotional principle of humility: the king’s encounter with a muni suggests turning from external grandeur toward reverence for realized saints, a key doorway to Vishnu-bhakti and inner purification in Purāṇic teaching.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as narrative context preparing for instruction on dharma and liberation.