Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
आत्मन्यात्ममयं भावं कः करोति कलेवरे । कलेवरोपभोग्यं हि गृहक्षेत्रादिकं च यत् ॥ ८९ ॥
ātmanyātmamayaṃ bhāvaṃ kaḥ karoti kalevare | kalevaropabhogyaṃ hi gṛhakṣetrādikaṃ ca yat || 89 ||
Wer vermag es denn, im Leib ein Bewusstsein von der Natur des Ātman zu begründen? Denn alles, was der Körper genießt — Haus, Land und dergleichen — gehört allein zum Bereich der leiblichen Erfahrung.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka: the Atman is not the body, and possessions like house and land are merely objects of bodily experience, not the Self’s reality—supporting detachment as a basis for moksha.
By loosening identification with body-based enjoyments, the mind becomes fit to take refuge in Bhagavan (often Vishnu in Narada Purana), allowing bhakti to become single-pointed rather than mixed with possessiveness.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse is primarily a Moksha-dharma instruction on philosophical discrimination and renunciation.