Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self

Advaita

Devanagari script

तथा त्वमपि धर्मज्ञ तुल्यात्मरिपुबांधवः । भव सर्वगतं ज्ञानमात्मानमवनीपते ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

tathā tvamapi dharmajña tulyātmaripubāṃdhavaḥ | bhava sarvagataṃ jñānamātmānamavanīpate || 89 ||

Translation

因此，你也当如是，知法者啊：对友与敌心同一味。大地之主啊，愿你成为遍一切处的智慧之知，并证悟自我（Ātman）。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (also/even)

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (dharmaṃ jānāti)

• तुल्यात्मरिपुबान्धवः: O one who is equal-minded toward enemy and friend/kinsman
• तुल्यात्मरिपुबान्धवः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य + आत्मन् + रिपु + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya ātmā ripu-bāndhavayoḥ tulyaḥ = whose self is equal toward enemy and kinsman)

• भव: become/be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वगतम्: all-pervading
• सर्वगतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ (sarvatra gataḥ = all-pervading)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवनीपते: O king (lord of the earth)
• अवनीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवनी + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (avanyāḥ patiḥ)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada/through Narada to a king)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches moksha-dharma through samatā (equanimity): when one is equal toward friend and enemy, one becomes established in all-pervading consciousness (jñāna) and realizes the Self (ātman).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Though phrased in jñāna terms, it supports bhakti by urging freedom from partiality and hostility—qualities that purify the heart so devotion can become steady and universal rather than driven by likes and dislikes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-mental discipline (samatā toward all), which is treated in Moksha-Dharma as a prerequisite for higher knowledge and liberation.