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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

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

Advaita

सर्वभूतान्यभेदेन ददृशे स तदात्मनः । तथा ब्रह्मतनौ मुक्तिमवाच परमाद्विजः ॥ ८८ ॥

sarvabhūtānyabhedena dadṛśe sa tadātmanaḥ | tathā brahmatanau muktimavāca paramādvijaḥ || 88 ||

అతడు సమస్త భూతములను భేదము లేక తన ఆత్మరూపముగా దర్శించాడు. అప్పుడు పరమ ద్విజుడు—ముక్తి బ్రహ్మతనువులోనే ఉందని ప్రకటించాడు.

सर्वभूतानिall beings
सर्वभूतानि:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi bhūtāni)
अभेदेनwithout distinction
अभेदेन:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकार/उपायवाचक (as an adverbial instrumental)
ददृशेsaw
ददृशे:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन, सर्वनाम
तदात्मनःof one whose self was That (Brahman)
तदात्मनः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tasya ātmā = whose self is that/one with that)
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise/so)
ब्रह्मतनौin the body/form of Brahman
ब्रह्मतनौ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ tanau)
मुक्तिम्liberation
मुक्तिम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अवाचdeclared/spoke
अवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
परमाद्विजःthe supreme brāhmaṇa
परमाद्विजः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपरम + द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (paramaḥ dvijaḥ)

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

B
Brahman

FAQs

It defines moksha as the direct realization of non-difference: seeing all beings as the one Self and abiding in Brahman-nature, which is liberation itself.

While expressed in jnana language, it supports mature bhakti: devotion culminates in unity of vision where the Lord is known as the Self of all beings, dissolving hatred, fear, and separateness.

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a moksha-dharma teaching emphasizing Vedantic discrimination leading to abheda-darshana (non-dual perception).