Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
कर्णो शब्दश्च चित्तं च त्रयः श्रवणसंग्रहे । तथा स्पर्शे तथा रूपे तथैव रसगंधयोः ॥ ७२ ॥
karṇo śabdaśca cittaṃ ca trayaḥ śravaṇasaṃgrahe | tathā sparśe tathā rūpe tathaiva rasagaṃdhayoḥ || 72 ||
L’oreille, le son et le mental—ces trois, réunis, constituent l’acte d’entendre. De même en va-t-il pour le toucher et la forme, et pareillement pour le goût et l’odeur.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It identifies perception as a threefold event—sense organ, sense-object, and mind—implying that liberation-oriented discipline begins by training the mind, without which the senses do not truly “grasp” their objects.
By showing the mind as essential to all sensory experience, it hints that bhakti becomes effective when the mind is deliberately placed in hearing and remembering the Lord—turning ordinary perception into devotional engagement.
It supports a Shiksha-style understanding of śabda (sound) and attentive hearing: correct reception of sacred sound depends on the ear and the mind’s focused cognition, a practical basis for mantra recitation and scriptural listening.