Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
श्रेयः प्रधानं च फले तदेवानभिसंहिते । आत्मा ध्येयः सदा भूप योगयुक्तैस्तथा परैः ॥ १५ ॥
śreyaḥ pradhānaṃ ca phale tadevānabhisaṃhite | ātmā dhyeyaḥ sadā bhūpa yogayuktaistathā paraiḥ || 15 ||
اگرچہ کوئی جان بوجھ کر اسے مقصد نہ بھی بنائے، پھر بھی وہی پھل ظاہر ہوتا ہے جس میں شریَس غالب ہو۔ پس اے راجا، یوگ میں ثابت قدم اور پرم نیت والے ہمیشہ آتما کا دھیان کریں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching to a king as interlocutor)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It asserts that the highest welfare (śreyas)—liberation-oriented fruit—naturally becomes primary when one lives in yogic discipline, and it anchors the practice in constant contemplation of the Ātman as the direct means toward mokṣa.
While the verse is framed in jñāna-yoga language (Ātman-dhyāna), it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing single-pointed, continual remembrance; in Narada Purana’s broader mokṣa-dharma, such steadiness matures into unwavering devotion to the Supreme as the inner Self.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic application—regular dhyāna on the Ātman as a daily discipline, prioritizing inner realization over merely goal-driven results.