Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self

Advaita

Devanagari script

जगाम स ऋभुः शिष्यं निदाघमवलोकितुम् । स तस्य वैश्वदेवंति द्वारालोकनगोचरः ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

jagāma sa ṛbhuḥ śiṣyaṃ nidāghamavalokitum | sa tasya vaiśvadevaṃti dvārālokanagocaraḥ || 41 ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် ရ္ဘု (Ṛbhu) သည် မိမိ၏ တပည့် နိဒါဃ (Nidāgha) ကို တွေ့မြင်ရန် သွား၏။ ထိုအခါ နိဒါဃသည် ဝိုင်ရှ္ဝဒေဝ (Vaiśvadeva) ပူဇော်ပွဲကို ဆောင်ရွက်နေပြီး ရ္ဘုသည် တံခါးဝ၌ သူ့မျက်စိမြင်နိုင်ရာအတွင်းသို့ ရောက်လာ၏။

Word by Word

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• ऋभुः: Ribhu
• ऋभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• शिष्यम्: disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन

• निदाघम्: Nidāgha
• निदाघम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदाघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन; शिष्यम् apposition

• अवलोकितुम्: to see/visit
• अवलोकितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen/6th), एकवचन

• वैश्वदेव-अन्ति: near the Vaiśvadeva (shrine/rite place)
• वैश्वदेव-अन्ति: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वैश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्ति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; अन्ति = समीपे (near), whole used adverbially

• द्वार-आलोकन-गोचरः: coming within sight of the doorway
• द्वार-आलोकन-गोचरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + आलोकन (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण to सः

Speaker

Suta (narrating the episode within the Moksha-dharma discourse; traditional framing in Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vaiśvadeva (nitya-karma, part of pañca-mahāyajña)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ṛbhu
• Nidāgha
• Vaiśvadeva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

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.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.