Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
अनूष्मणामचेष्टानां घनानां चैव तत्त्वतः । वृक्षाणां नोपलभ्यंते शरीरे पंच धातवः ॥ ६४ ॥
anūṣmaṇāmaceṣṭānāṃ ghanānāṃ caiva tattvataḥ | vṛkṣāṇāṃ nopalabhyaṃte śarīre paṃca dhātavaḥ || 64 ||
Dans les arbres —qui, en vérité, sont sans chaleur corporelle, sans locomotion et denses— on ne perçoit pas dans le corps les cinq dhātu comme on les trouve chez les animaux.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It supports tattva-vicāra (inquiry into reality) by distinguishing bodily characteristics across life-forms, encouraging dispassion and clearer understanding of embodied existence—useful for Moksha-Dharma reflection.
By reducing attachment to bodily identity through analysis of the body’s constituents, it prepares the mind for steadier Vishnu-bhakti—devotion grounded in discernment rather than mere physical self-identification.
Primarily Vyākaraṇa/semantic precision and Sāṃkhya-like tattva terminology (dhātu, śarīra-lakṣaṇa) used for doctrinal clarity; it is more philosophical classification than ritual procedure.