Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
Dīkṣā, Mantra-Types, Mantra-Doṣas, and Qualifications of Ācārya–Śiṣya
निरपेक्षो मुनिर्दांतो हितवादी विचक्षणः । तत्त्वनिष्कासने दक्षो विनयी च सुवेषवान् ॥ ६६ ॥
nirapekṣo munirdāṃto hitavādī vicakṣaṇaḥ | tattvaniṣkāsane dakṣo vinayī ca suveṣavān || 66 ||
မုနိသည် အားကိုးမှီခိုမှုကင်း၍ ကိုယ်ကိုထိန်းသိမ်းနိုင်ကာ အကျိုးရှိသောစကားကိုသာ ပြောသူ ဖြစ်သင့်၏။ ထက်မြက်သိမြင်၍ အနှစ်သာရတရားကို ထုတ်ဖော်ရာ၌ ကျွမ်းကျင်ကာ နှိမ့်ချသဘောရှိ၍ ဝတ်စားဆင်ယင်မှု သန့်ရှင်းသင့်တော်သူ ဖြစ်ရမည်။
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It lists the inner and outer qualifications of a genuine seeker-teacher: detachment, restraint, beneficial speech, discernment, capacity to state the essence (tattva), humility, and disciplined conduct—traits that stabilize knowledge and support liberation-oriented life.
Though not naming bhakti directly, it defines the temperament that makes devotion steady: freedom from selfish expectation, gentle and beneficial speech, humility, and purity of conduct—qualities that prevent bhakti from becoming ego-centered or merely performative.
The phrase “tattvaniṣkāsane dakṣaḥ” points to the Vedanga-style skill of analysis—distilling the essential meaning from texts and disciplines (like Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta), rather than getting lost in mere technicalities.