Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
परमार्थाध्यात्ममेतत्तुभ्यमुक्तं मुनीश्वर । ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां श्रोर्तॄणां चापि मुक्तिदम् ॥ ९३ ॥
paramārthādhyātmametattubhyamuktaṃ munīśvara | brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śrortṝṇāṃ cāpi muktidam || 93 ||
ఓ మునీశ్వరా, పరమార్థసంబంధమైన ఈ పరమాధ్యాత్మిక ఉపదేశాన్ని నీకు నేను ప్రకటించాను. ఇది బ్రాహ్మణులు, క్షత్రియులు, వైశ్యులు మరియు శ్రద్ధతో వినే శ్రోతలకూ మోక్షప్రదం.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It affirms that paramārtha-adhyātma (the highest spiritual truth) is itself a direct means to liberation, and that merely hearing it with receptivity (śravaṇa) can become muktidam—liberation-giving.
While it speaks in the language of adhyātma and moksha, it highlights śrotṛ (the devoted listener). In Purāṇic practice, attentive hearing of sacred instruction is a core bhakti-aṅga (devotional limb) and becomes a gateway to inner transformation and release.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—systematic listening to authorized teaching—as a sādhanā emphasized across Vedic learning traditions.