Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
सुखदुःखयोर्ग्रहणाच्छिन्नस्य च विरोहणात् । जीवं पश्यामि वृक्षाणामचैतन्यं न विद्यते ॥ ७२ ॥
sukhaduḥkhayorgrahaṇācchinnasya ca virohaṇāt | jīvaṃ paśyāmi vṛkṣāṇāmacaitanyaṃ na vidyate || 72 ||
لأنها تدرك اللذة والألم، ولأن ما يُقطع منها ينبت من جديد، فإني أرى في الأشجار حياةً ووعيًا؛ إذ لا يوجد فيها انعدامُ الإحساس.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It expands the vision of the jīva beyond humans and animals, asserting that even trees possess living consciousness, encouraging a more universal, dharmic outlook rooted in compassion and discernment.
By recognizing life and sensitivity in all beings, the devotee’s heart becomes gentle and non-violent; such purity (śuddhi) supports steady devotion to the Supreme, since bhakti flourishes with compassion and restraint.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the verse is primarily a Mokṣa-Dharma insight supporting ethical conduct (especially ahiṃsā) through a philosophical understanding of sentience.