Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
पार्थिवोऽयं तथा देहो मृदंभोलेपनस्थितिः । पंचभोगात्मकैर्भोगैः पंचभोगात्मकं वपुः ॥ ९३ ॥
pārthivo'yaṃ tathā deho mṛdaṃbholepanasthitiḥ | paṃcabhogātmakairbhogaiḥ paṃcabhogātmakaṃ vapuḥ || 93 ||
هذا الجسد ذو طبيعة أرضيّة؛ يقوم على التراب والماء وما يُطلى به من دهنٍ وطلاء. وباللذّات المؤلَّفة من موضوعات الحواسّ الخمس، يصير الجسد نفسه كأنّه مؤلَّف من تلك اللذّات الخمس.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It frames the body as a perishable, earth-made support system sustained by external substances, and shows how attachment to the five sense-objects molds one’s identity—prompting vairagya (dispassion) as a foundation for moksha.
By exposing sense-enjoyment as the force that shapes bodily identification, the verse encourages redirecting attention from pañca-bhoga (sense-objects) to the Lord; such detachment steadies the mind, making Vishnu-bhakti more single-pointed and pure.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—guarding the senses (indriya-nigraha) and reducing dependence on sensory bhoga to support spiritual practice.