Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
न जीवनाशोऽस्ति हि देहभेदे मिथ्यैतदाहुर्मुन इत्यबुद्धाः । जीवस्तु देहांतरितः प्रयाति दशार्द्धतस्तस्य शरीरभेदः ॥ ४५ ॥
na jīvanāśo'sti hi dehabhede mithyaitadāhurmuna ityabuddhāḥ | jīvastu dehāṃtaritaḥ prayāti daśārddhatastasya śarīrabhedaḥ || 45 ||
Pergantian tubuh tidak memusnahkan jīva; yang berkata demikian berdusta—meski disebut muni, mereka tak bijak. Jīva pergi mengambil tubuh lain, dan perbedaan tubuh muncul sesuai keadaan dan kondisinya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It affirms the immortality of the jīva: death is only the ending of a particular body, while the conscious self continues and moves onward according to its karmic conditioning.
By establishing that the jīva persists beyond bodily change, it supports sustained God-oriented practice across lives; devotion becomes a transformative saṃskāra that accompanies the soul, aiding liberation.
Indirectly, it aligns with Jyotiṣa usage of “daśā” (life-period conditions) as a framework for understanding changing embodied circumstances, while keeping the core teaching focused on mokṣa rather than prediction.