Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
मूत्ररक्तकफस्वेदशुक्रादिषु जलस्थितिः । हृदि पंक्तौ दृशोः पित्ते तेजस्तद्धर्मदर्शनात् ॥ ८७ ॥
mūtraraktakaphasvedaśukrādiṣu jalasthitiḥ | hṛdi paṃktau dṛśoḥ pitte tejastaddharmadarśanāt || 87 ||
મૂત્ર, રક્ત, કફ, સ્વેદ, શુક્ર વગેરેમાં જળની સ્થિતિ છે; અને હૃદય, પાચનમાર્ગ, નેત્ર તથા પિત્તમાં તેજ (અગ્નિ) છે—કારણ કે ત્યાં તેના ધર્મો દેખાય છે।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches tattva-viveka (discernment of elements): the body’s functions reveal the presence of jala (fluidity) and tejas (heat), helping the seeker detach from the body and pursue higher knowledge.
By clarifying the body as a compound of elements and functions, it supports bhakti with humility and non-attachment—devotion becomes steadier when one sees the body as an instrument rather than the Self.
A technical, śāstric mapping of elemental properties to physiological loci (jala in bodily fluids; tejas in digestion, vision, and bile), aligning with traditional Indian medical and dhātu/doṣa-style analysis used in applied disciplines.