Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
भूमौ पादयुगं चाथ जंघे पादद्वये स्थिते । ऊरु जंघाद्वयावस्थौ तदाधारं तथोदरम् ॥ ५७ ॥
bhūmau pādayugaṃ cātha jaṃghe pādadvaye sthite | ūru jaṃghādvayāvasthau tadādhāraṃ tathodaram || 57 ||
Sur la terre repose la paire de pieds ; sur ces deux pieds se tiennent les jambes. Les cuisses s’appuient sur les deux jambes, et leur support est le ventre, le tronc du corps.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches a step-by-step contemplative mapping of supports—from earth to feet to legs to the trunk—training the mind to perceive ordered dependence and stability, a foundation for dhyana that supports moksha-oriented insight.
While framed as meditation, the ordered visualization can be used as a devotional contemplation of the Lord’s cosmic form—seeing every limb as sustained and purposeful—thereby focusing the mind with reverence and steadiness.
The verse primarily emphasizes yogic-dhyana method rather than a specific Vedanga; its practical takeaway is disciplined visualization (a meditative technique) used alongside Moksha-Dharma teachings.