Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
जातार्थे लज्जितोऽत्यर्थे श्रेयाञ्छ्रेष्टश्च नारद । कृष्णतरः शुक्लतमः किम आख्यानतोऽव्ययान् ॥ ५९ ॥
jātārthe lajjito'tyarthe śreyāñchreṣṭaśca nārada | kṛṣṇataraḥ śuklatamaḥ kima ākhyānato'vyayān || 59 ||
Wahai Nārada, seseorang boleh sangat malu terhadap tujuan duniawi, namun masih digelar “lebih membawa kebaikan” dan “paling utama”. Maka apakah gunanya mengisahkan perkara yang tidak binasa dengan perbandingan seperti “lebih gelap” atau “lebih putih”?
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It cautions that liberation-oriented wisdom should not get trapped in superficial comparisons or descriptive extremes; the imperishable truth is realized, not merely “told” through relative labels.
By implying that devotion should move beyond external or comparative judgments and become inwardly steady—aimed at the imperishable reality (the Lord as the eternal refuge), not at rhetorical distinctions.
A Vyākaraṇa-style sensitivity to degrees and comparisons is implied (kṛṣṇatara/śuklatama), but the takeaway is practical: linguistic refinement alone is not the goal unless it serves realization of the imperishable.