Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
करोति पंडितः स्वाम्यमनात्मनि कलेवरे । सर्वदेहोपभोगाय कुरुते कर्म मानवः ॥ ९१ ॥
karoti paṃḍitaḥ svāmyamanātmani kalevare | sarvadehopabhogāya kurute karma mānavaḥ || 91 ||
പണ്ഡിതാഭിമാനിയായ മനുഷ്യൻ ആത്മാവല്ലാത്ത ദേഹത്തിൽ സ്വാമ്യം അവകാശപ്പെടുന്നു; സർവ്വദേഹഭോഗത്തിനായി മനുഷ്യൻ കർമ്മം ചെയ്യുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Moksha-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It diagnoses bondage as dehābhimāna—mistaking the body (anātman) for the Self—and shows how karma done for bhoga (sense-enjoyment) reinforces that delusion, obstructing moksha.
By exposing bodily ownership as ignorance, it prepares the mind for bhakti grounded in humility and surrender—redirecting effort from “enjoyment through the body” to service of the Lord rather than self-centered consumption.
The verse is primarily Moksha-dharma (not a Vedanga lesson), but it implicitly applies discernment used in śāstra: distinguishing ātman from anātman (a key interpretive discipline underlying Vedantic study rather than technical ritual or grammar rules).