Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
एतद्विवेकविज्ञानं यदि शेषेषु जंतुषु । भवता दर्शितं विप्र तत्परं प्रकृतेर्महत् ॥ ३ ॥
etadvivekavijñānaṃ yadi śeṣeṣu jaṃtuṣu | bhavatā darśitaṃ vipra tatparaṃ prakṛtermahat || 3 ||
Bạch vị Bà-la-môn hiền triết, nếu Ngài thật đã chỉ bày viveka-jñāna—trí phân biệt—đối với các loài hữu tình khác, thì trí ấy tối thượng hướng về Mahat, Đại Nguyên Lý của Prakṛti (Tự Tánh sơ nguyên).
Narada (addressing Sanatkumara as vipra, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue on moksha-dharma and tattva-viveka)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights viveka-vijñāna—discriminative, realized knowledge—as a key tool for liberation, pointing the seeker toward understanding Prakṛti and its first evolute, Mahat, as part of tattva-analysis that loosens identification with embodied life.
While framed in tattva-viveka (a jñāna approach), it supports Bhakti by clarifying what is non-self (Prakṛti and its evolutes). Such discernment strengthens single-pointed devotion by reducing attachment to material identification and directing the mind toward the transcendent Lord beyond Prakṛti.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is philosophical discernment (viveka) used as a method of inquiry into tattvas (principles) such as Prakṛti and Mahat.