Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
कृतबुद्धिषु कर्त्तारः कर्तृषु ब्रह्मवादिनः । ब्रह्मवादिष्वपि तथा श्रेष्टो निर्मम उच्यते ॥ ३६ ॥
kṛtabuddhiṣu karttāraḥ kartṛṣu brahmavādinaḥ | brahmavādiṣvapi tathā śreṣṭo nirmama ucyate || 36 ||
ସୁସଂସ୍କୃତ ବୁଦ୍ଧିଯୁକ୍ତମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କର୍ତ୍ତା ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ; କର୍ତ୍ତାମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମବାଦୀ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ। ବ୍ରହ୍ମବାଦୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯିଏ ମମତା-ରହିତ, ଆସକ୍ତି-ରହିତ—ସେଇ ସର୍ବୋତ୍ତମ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It ranks spiritual maturity: disciplined understanding leads to right action, higher still is Vedāntic discernment, and highest is nirmamatva—inner freedom from the sense of ownership that binds the self.
By praising nirmamatva, it supports bhakti as self-surrender: when “mine” dissolves, one’s actions and knowledge naturally become offerings, aligning the heart with the Supreme rather than personal possession.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—reducing mamakāra (possessiveness)—which purifies study, teaching, and ritual action.