Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
पक्वाशयस्त्वधो नाभ्या ऊर्ध्वमामाशयः स्मृतः । नाभिमूले शरीरस्य सर्वे प्राणाश्च संस्थिताः ॥ ११० ॥
pakvāśayastvadho nābhyā ūrdhvamāmāśayaḥ smṛtaḥ | nābhimūle śarīrasya sarve prāṇāśca saṃsthitāḥ || 110 ||
Der pakvāśaya, der Dickdarm, heißt es, liegt unterhalb des Nabels, und der āmāśaya, der Magen, oberhalb. An der Wurzel des Nabels im Körper sind alle prāṇas gegründet.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links physical anatomy with subtle physiology by identifying the navel-root as a key seat where the prāṇas are grounded, supporting yogic self-mastery used in Moksha-Dharma practice.
While not directly praising bhakti, it provides the bodily framework for steadiness of breath and mind; such inner steadiness is traditionally used to make japa, smaraṇa, and devotion to Vishnu more concentrated and uninterrupted.
It reflects applied śāstric body-knowledge used in yoga and ritual discipline (prāṇa-management for mantra/japa), aligning with technical traditions that accompany Vedic practice even when not naming a specific Vedāṅga.