Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

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

Advaita

Devanagari script

परमार्थस्तु भूपाल संक्षेपाच्छ्रूयतां मम । एको व्यापी समः शुद्धो निर्गुण प्रकृतेः परः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

paramārthastu bhūpāla saṃkṣepācchrūyatāṃ mama | eko vyāpī samaḥ śuddho nirguṇa prakṛteḥ paraḥ || 29 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา จงฟังปรมัตถ์โดยย่อจากข้า: ปรมตัตตวะเป็นหนึ่งเดียว แผ่ซ่านทั่ว สม่ำเสมอแก่สรรพสิ่ง บริสุทธิ์ พ้นคุณทั้งสาม และอยู่เหนือปรกฤติ.

Word by Word

• परमार्थः: the Supreme Reality
• परमार्थः: कर्म (Object of passive verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (contrast/emphasis)

• भूपाल: O king
• भूपाल: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (masculine, vocative singular)

• संक्षेपात्: briefly
• संक्षेपात्: अधिकरण/रीति (Manner/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (masculine, ablative singular; 'briefly')

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), कर्मणि प्रयोगः, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (imperative, passive, 3rd person singular: 'let it be heard')

• मम: from me / of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• एकः: one
• एकः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular)

• व्यापी: all-pervading
• व्यापी: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक; व्याप् धातु-निष्पन्न -in)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular)

• समः: equal, even
• समः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular)

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular)

• निर्गुणः: without qualities
• निर्गुणः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular)

• प्रकृतेः: of Prakṛti (nature)
• प्रकृतेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन (feminine, genitive singular)

• परः: beyond
• परः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed to a king in the discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Prakriti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It condenses Moksha-Dharma into a Vedantic definition of the Supreme: one, all-pervading, pure, impartial, and beyond both the guṇas and Prakṛti—pointing the seeker toward liberation through realizing the transcendent Reality.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By describing the Lord as all-pervading and pure, it supports bhakti as remembrance and worship of the One present everywhere; devotion matures when the devotee sees the same Supreme equally in all beings (sama) and rises beyond guṇa-bound attachments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is philosophical discrimination (viveka) central to Moksha-Dharma—recognizing the difference between Prakṛti (guṇa-bound nature) and the nirguṇa Supreme.