Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
य ऊष्मभाव आग्नेयो वह्निनैवोपलभ्यते । अग्निर्जरयते चैतत्तदा जीवो निरर्थकः ॥ २ ॥
ya ūṣmabhāva āgneyo vahninaivopalabhyate | agnirjarayate caitattadā jīvo nirarthakaḥ || 2 ||
Jener Zustand der Wärme, feuriger Natur, wird nur durch das Feuer selbst erkannt. Und wenn dieses Feuer den Leib verzehrt und altern lässt, dann erweist sich der jīva—sofern man ihn bloß als Wärme-Leben nimmt—als sinnloses Identitätsprinzip.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discernment): bodily warmth and life-signs belong to the fire-element and are impermanent; therefore liberation requires not mistaking the jīva for a mere bodily function.
By weakening body-identification, it supports pure devotion: when one stops equating the self with perishable heat/prāṇa, the mind can turn toward the eternal Lord as the true refuge beyond the elements.
A basic tattva-viveka aligned with Vedic cosmology: recognizing agni/tejas as the principle behind bodily heat, useful for contemplative analysis (not a ritual instruction, but a practical aid for self-inquiry).