Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
अमिष्टं जायते मिष्टं मिष्टादुद्विजते जनः । आदिमध्यावसानेषु किमन्नं रुचिकारणम् ॥ ६० ॥
amiṣṭaṃ jāyate miṣṭaṃ miṣṭādudvijate janaḥ | ādimadhyāvasāneṣu kimannaṃ rucikāraṇam || 60 ||
ناگوار سے گوارا پیدا ہوتا ہے، اور گوارے ہی سے لوگ پھر بےچین ہو جاتے ہیں۔ آغاز، درمیان اور انجام میں—کون سا کھانا واقعی پائدار لذت کا سبب ہے؟
Narada (posing a reflective question within Moksha Dharma teaching)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vicara (reflective inquiry)
FAQs
It highlights the cycle of craving: the mind turns even the pleasant into dissatisfaction, so lasting contentment cannot be found in sensory taste; the seeker must look for a higher, steady relish rooted in inner discipline and liberation-oriented living.
By exposing the instability of sense-based pleasure, the verse implicitly points to bhakti as a ‘higher taste’—a steadier ruci that does not flip into aversion—encouraging the devotee to shift attachment from food/objects to remembrance and service of Bhagavan.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical self-regulation (indriya-nigraha) aligned with Moksha Dharma—moderation in consumption and awareness of how ruci changes across time (beginning–middle–end).