Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
अब्भूतं च ततो दग्ध्वा पृथिवीभूतमेव च । तदाश्रितान्गुणान्दग्ध्वा ततो देहं प्रदाहयेत् ॥ ३९ ॥
abbhūtaṃ ca tato dagdhvā pṛthivībhūtameva ca | tadāśritānguṇāndagdhvā tato dehaṃ pradāhayet || 39 ||
Dann, nachdem man das Wasserelement und ebenso das Erdelement „verbrannt“ (aufgelöst) hat und die von ihnen abhängigen Eigenschaften verbrannt hat, soll man danach den Körper selbst verbrennen (auflösen).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-yogic procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches bhūta-śuddhi—an inner purification where the practitioner mentally dissolves the gross elements (water and earth) and their sensory qualities, culminating in dissolving body-identification to support detachment and liberation-oriented worship.
By reducing fixation on the body and its elemental qualities, the mind becomes fit for focused remembrance and worship; bhakti becomes steadier when gross identification (deha-abhimāna) is ‘burnt’ through disciplined inner purification.
It reflects a technical ritual-yogic procedure used as a preparatory limb for mantra practice—an applied method of purification (bhūta-śuddhi) that supports correct ritual performance and concentrated recitation.