Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
नान्यस्याद्वैतसंस्कारसंस्कृतं मानसं तथा । यथाचार्यस्य तेन त्वां मन्ये प्राप्तमहं गुरुम् ॥ ८४ ॥
nānyasyādvaitasaṃskārasaṃskṛtaṃ mānasaṃ tathā | yathācāryasya tena tvāṃ manye prāptamahaṃ gurum || 84 ||
کسی اور کا دل اس طرح اَدوَیت کے سنسکاروں سے سنورا ہوا نہیں ہوتا جیسے سچے آچار्य کا ہوتا ہے۔ اس لیے، اے پرَبھُو، میں سمجھتا ہوں کہ میں نے آپ کو گُرو کے روپ میں پا لیا ہے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that liberation-oriented wisdom requires a mind purified by advaita-saṃskāras (non-dual contemplative disciplines), and that recognizing such maturity in a teacher is itself a sign of right discernment on the path to moksha.
While the verse is primarily jñāna-oriented, it supports bhakti indirectly by highlighting surrender to a realized Guru—humble recognition and acceptance of guidance is a core devotional attitude that stabilizes practice and leads toward God-realization.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhanā: cultivating inner saṃskāras through disciplined study, reflection, and meditation under an ācārya.