Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
तेजो ह्यग्निस्तथा क्रोधश्चक्षुरुष्मा तथैव च । अग्निर्जनयते यच्च पंचाग्नेयाः शरीरिणः ॥ ७६ ॥
tejo hyagnistathā krodhaścakṣuruṣmā tathaiva ca | agnirjanayate yacca paṃcāgneyāḥ śarīriṇaḥ || 76 ||
La splendeur est bien le feu; de même la colère, l’œil et la chaleur du corps. Et tout ce que le feu engendre encore : les êtres incarnés sont constitués de ces cinq facteurs ignés.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It links inner psychology and physiology to agni (fire): brilliance, anger, vision, and heat are expressions of tejas, implying that self-knowledge and liberation require mastering the fiery principle rather than being driven by it.
By identifying anger and sensory power as forms of tejas, it implies that the same energy can be purified and redirected—through devotion, discipline, and remembrance of the Divine—into clarity, tapas, and steady worship instead of agitation.
It reflects a tattva-based (analytical) teaching aligned with traditional Sankhya-style categorization used in śāstric study; practically, it encourages regulating heat/temper (uṣmā–krodha) and the sense of sight (cakṣuḥ) as part of ethical and meditative discipline.