Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
इंद्रियाणींद्रियार्थाश्च स्वभावश्चेतनामनः । प्राणापानौ विकारश्च धातवश्चात्र निःसृताः ॥ ५८ ॥
iṃdriyāṇīṃdriyārthāśca svabhāvaścetanāmanaḥ | prāṇāpānau vikāraśca dhātavaścātra niḥsṛtāḥ || 58 ||
ഇതിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളും ഇന്ദ്രിയവിഷയങ്ങളും, സ്വഭാവം, ചേതനയും മനസ്സും; പ്രാണ-അപാനങ്ങൾ, വികാരങ്ങൾ, ധാതുക്കൾ—ഇവ ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറയുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It maps embodied life into analyzable components—senses, mind, vital airs, and bodily constituents—so the seeker can discern the Self from arising functions and move toward moksha through detachment and insight.
By identifying senses, mind, and prana as emanating and changeable, it implies they can be redirected from sense-objects toward remembrance and worship—supporting steady Vishnu-bhakti through disciplined inner regulation.
Not a direct Vedanga lesson, but it supports practical yoga-vidhi: understanding prāṇa/apāna and indriya-control as prerequisites for mantra-japa, vrata observance, and focused ritual attention.