Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
न मे क्षुधा भवेत्तॄप्तिः कस्मान्मां द्विज पृच्छति । वह्निना पार्थिवेनादौ दग्धे वै क्षुरापीश्वः ॥ ५२ ॥
na me kṣudhā bhavettṝptiḥ kasmānmāṃ dvija pṛcchati | vahninā pārthivenādau dagdhe vai kṣurāpīśvaḥ || 52 ||
Sa akin, walang gutom at wala ring kabusugan—kaya bakit mo ako tinatanong tungkol dito, O dwija? Noong pasimula, nang masunog sa apoy ang katawang makalupa, nanatili ang Panginoon bilang Makapangyarihang matalim na gaya ng talim ng pang-ahit, lampas sa lahat ng kalagayan ng katawan.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the liberated standpoint: hunger and satisfaction belong to the body, while the realized self (and the Lord as inner ruler) is untouched by such dualities.
By shifting attention from bodily conditions to the Lord’s transcendence, it supports bhakti as steady remembrance of Ishvara beyond pleasure–pain, hunger–satiety, and other changing states.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the takeaway is a Moksha-Dharma principle: discern the non-self (body) from the self and remain established in the higher truth.