Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
देहस्तु पापजनितः पूर्वमेवैनसा हतः । आत्मा ह्यभेद्यः पूर्णत्वाच्छास्त्राणामेष निश्चयः ॥ ५५ ॥
dehastu pāpajanitaḥ pūrvamevainasā hataḥ | ātmā hyabhedyaḥ pūrṇatvācchāstrāṇāmeṣa niścayaḥ || 55 ||
The body is born of sin and is, indeed, already struck down by that very demerit. But the Self is truly unbreakable; because it is complete, this is the settled conclusion of the scriptures.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moksha-oriented discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It separates the perishable, karma-bound body from the complete and indestructible Self, guiding the seeker toward liberation through Self-knowledge rather than bodily identification.
By weakening attachment to the body and sin-born limitations, it prepares the devotee for steadier surrender—Bhakti becomes grounded in the eternal Self and the scriptural certainty of transcendence.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse primarily delivers a shastra-siddhanta (scriptural conclusion) used in moksha-dharma reasoning.