Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya
अनीर्ष्याः सर्वधर्म्मज्ञा लोकानुग्रहतत्पराः । निर्म्ममा निरहंकाराः परस्मिन्नतमानसाः ॥ ५ ॥
anīrṣyāḥ sarvadharmmajñā lokānugrahatatparāḥ | nirmmamā nirahaṃkārāḥ parasminnatamānasāḥ || 5 ||
அவர்கள் பொறாமையற்றோர்; எல்லா தர்மங்களின் சாரத்தை அறிந்தோர்; உலக நலனில் ஈடுபட்டோர். மமதை, அகங்காரம் இன்றிப் பரமனிடத்தில் மனத்தைத் தாழ்த்தி அர்ப்பணித்திருப்போர்.
Suta (narrating the characteristics of the highest sages/devotees in the opening of the Purva Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the inner marks of the truly elevated: non-envy, complete dharma-understanding, selfless concern for all beings, and a surrendered mind fixed on the Supreme—qualities that mature into moksha.
Bhakti is shown here as humility and surrender (nata-mānasāḥ) combined with freedom from ego and possessiveness; devotion is not merely ritual but an egoless orientation to the Supreme expressed as compassion toward the world.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) and inner purification—foundational qualifications before technical Vedic sciences bear spiritual fruit.