Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
श्रोत्रं घ्राणं तथास्यं च हृदयं कोष्ठमेव च । आकाशात्प्राणिनामेते शरीरे पंच धातवः ॥ ७७ ॥
śrotraṃ ghrāṇaṃ tathāsyaṃ ca hṛdayaṃ koṣṭhameva ca | ākāśātprāṇināmete śarīre paṃca dhātavaḥ || 77 ||
The ear, the nose, the mouth, the heart, and the inner cavity (the trunk) as well—these are the five bodily constituents in living beings that arise from the element of space (ākāśa).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It classifies bodily functions into elemental origins, encouraging detachment by seeing the body as a product of the pañca-bhūtas rather than the Self—supporting mokṣa-oriented discrimination (viveka).
By identifying the senses and inner organs as elemental and temporary, the verse indirectly guides the devotee to redirect attention from sense-identity to remembrance of the eternal Lord—using the body as an instrument for bhakti rather than as the goal.
This is closer to sāṅkhya-style tattva analysis than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it supports disciplined sense-management (indriya-nigraha) used in Vedic ritual purity and meditative practice described across Moksha-dharma sections.