Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
न जीवनाशोऽस्ति हि देहभेदे मिथ्यैतदाहुर्मुन इत्यबुद्धाः । जीवस्तु देहांतरितः प्रयाति दशार्द्धतस्तस्य शरीरभेदः ॥ ४५ ॥
na jīvanāśo'sti hi dehabhede mithyaitadāhurmuna ityabuddhāḥ | jīvastu dehāṃtaritaḥ prayāti daśārddhatastasya śarīrabhedaḥ || 45 ||
حقًّا لا فناءَ للـجِيفا عند تبدّل الجسد؛ فالذين يقولون بذلك يقولون زورًا—وإن سُمّوا مُنِيّين فهم غيرُ راشدين. إنّ الجِيفا ترحل فتتخذ جسدًا آخر، وتظهر فروق الأجساد بحسب أحوالها وشروطها.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It affirms the immortality of the jīva: death is only the ending of a particular body, while the conscious self continues and moves onward according to its karmic conditioning.
By establishing that the jīva persists beyond bodily change, it supports sustained God-oriented practice across lives; devotion becomes a transformative saṃskāra that accompanies the soul, aiding liberation.
Indirectly, it aligns with Jyotiṣa usage of “daśā” (life-period conditions) as a framework for understanding changing embodied circumstances, while keeping the core teaching focused on mokṣa rather than prediction.