Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
भवत्यंभसि च क्षीणे नृणां तृष्णासमुद्भवः । क्षुत्तृष्णे देहधर्माख्ये न ममैते यतो द्विज ॥ ५३ ॥
bhavatyaṃbhasi ca kṣīṇe nṛṇāṃ tṛṣṇāsamudbhavaḥ | kṣuttṛṣṇe dehadharmākhye na mamaite yato dvija || 53 ||
जब देह का जल-तत्त्व क्षीण होता है, तब मनुष्यों में प्यास उत्पन्न होती है। भूख और प्यास—जो देह-धर्म कहलाते हैं—वे मेरे नहीं हैं, हे द्विज; इसलिए मैं उनसे तादात्म्य नहीं करता।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discrimination): hunger and thirst arise from bodily depletion and are merely deha-dharma, so the seeker should not mistake them for the Self.
By reducing identification with bodily impulses, the mind becomes steadier for remembrance of the Lord and disciplined bhakti-sadhana, rather than being driven by sensory demands.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic restraint and self-inquiry—recognizing bodily signals as transient conditions.