Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
जगाम स ऋभुः शिष्यं निदाघमवलोकितुम् । स तस्य वैश्वदेवंति द्वारालोकनगोचरः ॥ ४१ ॥
jagāma sa ṛbhuḥ śiṣyaṃ nidāghamavalokitum | sa tasya vaiśvadevaṃti dvārālokanagocaraḥ || 41 ||
Kemudian Ṛbhu pergi untuk menziarahi muridnya, Nidāgha. Pada ketika itu Nidāgha sedang melaksanakan upacara Vaiśvadeva, dan Ṛbhu muncul di ambang pintu dalam lingkungan pandangannya.
Suta (narrating the episode within the Moksha-dharma discourse; traditional framing in Narada Purana)
Vrata: Vaiśvadeva (nitya-karma, part of pañca-mahāyajña)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It places a liberation-oriented teaching (mokṣa-dharma) inside ordinary life: the guru approaches while the disciple is performing daily duty, indicating that wisdom and realization are to be integrated with nitya-karmas rather than postponed.
By highlighting the Vaiśvadeva rite—an offering made in a spirit of reverence and gratitude—it points to devotional attitude expressed through daily worshipful action, which later matures into deeper surrender and self-knowledge in the Ṛbhu–Nidāgha dialogue.
Ritual practice (kalpa/karma-kāṇḍa application) is implied through Vaiśvadeva—timing, procedure, and offerings of a daily rite—showing how disciplined observance supports purity of mind, a prerequisite for mokṣa teachings.