Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
भृगुरुवाच । तं पंचसाधारणमत्र किंचिच्छरीरमेको वहतेंऽतरात्मा । स वेत्ति गंधांश्च रसाञ्छुतीश्च स्पर्शं च रूपं च गुणांश्च येऽल्ये ॥ ३८ ॥
bhṛguruvāca | taṃ paṃcasādhāraṇamatra kiṃciccharīrameko vahateṃ'tarātmā | sa vetti gaṃdhāṃśca rasāñchutīśca sparśaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca guṇāṃśca ye'lye || 38 ||
ভৃগু বললেন—এখানে পঞ্চেন্দ্রিয়ের জন্য সাধারণ এই দেহকে একমাত্র অন্তরাত্মাই ধারণ করে। সেই আত্মাই গন্ধ, রস, শব্দ, স্পর্শ, রূপ এবং অন্যান্য গুণ জানে।
Bhṛgu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Antarātman as the true knower behind sensory experience, shifting attention from the body and senses to the Self—an essential move in Moksha-Dharma.
By teaching that the Self is distinct from sense-objects, it supports bhakti as inward remembrance: devotion becomes steadier when one stops identifying with sensory pulls and offers the mind to the indwelling Lord/Self.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is adhyātma-viveka—discrimination between the knower (Self) and the known (sense-qualities), which underlies effective sense-discipline in dharma and sādhanā.