Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
तत्र भूमण्डलस्थोऽसौ स्थावरो जङ्गमात्मकः । स्थावरा गिरिवृक्षाद्या जङ्गमस्त्रिविधः पुनः ॥ ९२ ॥
tatra bhūmaṇḍalastho'sau sthāvaro jaṅgamātmakaḥ | sthāvarā girivṛkṣādyā jaṅgamastrividhaḥ punaḥ || 92 ||
Di sana, pada lingkup bumi, ciptaan itu ada dua: yang tak bergerak dan yang bergerak. Yang tak bergerak ialah gunung, pohon, dan sejenisnya; yang bergerak lagi-lagi disebut tiga macam.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames worldly existence on earth as an ordered creation, dividing life into immovable and movable categories—an aid for dharmic discernment and understanding one’s place within cosmic order.
By presenting all beings as part of a structured creation, it supports the bhakti view that the world is pervaded by divine order; devotion matures when one recognizes the sacredness and hierarchy of life and acts with reverence and non-harm.
It reflects a technical, śāstra-style taxonomy used in Vedic learning—useful for dharma-śāstra reasoning and for precise categorization (a method aligned with Vedāṅga disciplines such as Vyākaraṇa’s analytical approach).