Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
तेन तज्जलमादत्ते जरयत्यग्निमारुतौ । आहारपरिणामाच्च स्नहो वृद्धिश्च जायते ॥ ७३ ॥
tena tajjalamādatte jarayatyagnimārutau | āhārapariṇāmācca snaho vṛddhiśca jāyate || 73 ||
તે આંતઃસ્થિત તત્ત્વ દ્વારા દેહ તે જલતત્ત્વને ગ્રહણ કરે છે, જઠરાગ્નિ અને પ્રાણવાયુને પરિપક્વ કરે છે; અને આહારના પરિવર્તનથી સ્નિગ્ધતા તથા દેહવૃદ્ધિ થાય છે।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links bodily maintenance to dharma: proper digestion and regulated nourishment stabilize the body, making it fit for sādhana (discipline) that culminates in moksha.
Bhakti is supported by a steady body and mind; by emphasizing balanced food-transformation and harmonized agni–vāyu, the verse implies that disciplined living protects the devotee’s capacity for japa, worship, and remembrance.
Practical applied knowledge of āhāra (diet) and agni (digestive fire)—a dharma-oriented health principle used in vrata and daily conduct; it is not a grammar/astronomy point but a discipline that underpins ritual steadiness.