Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
एवं व्यवस्थिते तत्त्वे मयाहमिति भावितुम् । पृथकूचरणनिष्पाद्यं शक्यं तु नृपते कथम् ॥ ९५ ॥
evaṃ vyavasthite tattve mayāhamiti bhāvitum | pṛthakūcaraṇaniṣpādyaṃ śakyaṃ tu nṛpate katham || 95 ||
Lorsque la Réalité (tattva) est ainsi établie, comment, ô roi, pourrait-on encore entretenir la notion de « moi » et de « mien », comme si elle devait être produite et soutenue par un effort séparé et individuel ?
Sanatkumara (teaching a king in Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It points out that once tattva (ultimate Reality) is rightly understood, the ego-notion of “I” and “mine” cannot be legitimately sustained; liberation follows from seeing that separateness is not ultimately real.
By undermining “mine-ness,” it supports surrender (śaraṇāgati): devotion matures when one stops claiming independent doership and possessiveness, offering the self and actions to the Supreme.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is inner discipline—reducing ahamkāra and mamakāra through discernment (viveka) and detachment (vairāgya).