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 ||
उस (अन्तःस्थित तत्त्व) से वह जल-तत्त्व को ग्रहण करता है, जठराग्नि और प्राणवायु को परिपक्व करता है; तथा आहार के परिणाम से स्निग्धता और देह-वृद्धि उत्पन्न होती है।
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.