Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
मनोऽहंकारबुद्ध्याख्यमस्त्यन्तः कारणं त्रिधा । इच्छासंरंभबोधाख्या वृत्तयः क्रमतोऽस्य तु ॥ ७४ ॥
mano'haṃkārabuddhyākhyamastyantaḥ kāraṇaṃ tridhā | icchāsaṃraṃbhabodhākhyā vṛttayaḥ kramato'sya tu || 74 ||
Das innere Werkzeug (antaḥkaraṇa) ist dreifach: manas (Geist), ahaṃkāra (Ich-Gefühl) und buddhi (Intellekt). Seine Funktionen heißen der Reihe nach: icchā (Begehren), saṃrambha (Antrieb/Willensanstrengung) und bodha (Erkenntnis, Verstehen).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It maps the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) into mind, ego, and intellect, showing how bondage begins internally through desire, impulsive striving, and the formation of “knowledge” that the self then identifies with—an essential step for discrimination (viveka) and liberation-oriented practice.
By identifying desire (icchā) and impulsive effort (saṃrambha) as inner movements, the verse implies that bhakti becomes steady when these are redirected toward Bhagavan rather than worldly objects, and when buddhi (bodha) is anchored in right understanding of the Lord and the self.
A technical, analytical classification of mental functions—useful for disciplined study and practice (akin to śāstric method): distinguishing manas (desire), ahaṃkāra (self-appropriating impulse), and buddhi (cognition) helps in applying yogic restraint and scriptural reasoning.