Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
आगम्यते च भवता यतस्तश्च निवेद्यताम् । ऋमुरुवाच । क्षुधितस्य च भुक्तेऽन्ने तृप्तिर्ब्रह्मन्विजायते ॥ ५१ ॥
āgamyate ca bhavatā yatastaśca nivedyatām | ṛmuruvāca | kṣudhitasya ca bhukte'nne tṛptirbrahmanvijāyate || 51 ||
“நீர் எங்கிருந்து வந்தீர், எதற்காக? தயவுசெய்து கூறுக.” என்று கேட்டபோது, மு கூறினார்: “ஏ பிராமணரே, பசியுற்றவன் அன்னம் உண்டால் திருப்தி இயல்பாகவே உண்டாகும்.”
Ṛmu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It uses a simple analogy: just as eating removes hunger and brings satisfaction, the right ‘means’ (proper knowledge/discipline) naturally yields inner contentment—an indicator on the path of Moksha Dharma.
By implication, Bhakti works like nourishment: when practiced sincerely, it produces tṛpti (deep contentment) in the heart, just as food satisfies the hungry—showing devotion’s experiential, fruit-bearing nature.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the verse functions as a Nyāya-style illustrative reasoning (analogy) to clarify a spiritual point about cause and result.