Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
योऽसौ शुद्धोऽपि परमो ह्यहंकारेण संयुतः । देहीति प्रोच्यते मूढैरहोऽज्ञानविडम्बनम् ॥ २३ ॥
yo'sau śuddho'pi paramo hyahaṃkāreṇa saṃyutaḥ | dehīti procyate mūḍhairaho'jñānaviḍambanam || 23 ||
നിത്യശുദ്ധനും പരമോന്നതനുമായ പരമാത്മാവ് അഹങ്കാരസംബന്ധം കൊണ്ടു മൂഢന്മാർ ‘ദേഹി’ എന്നു വിളിക്കുന്നു; അയ്യോ, അജ്ഞാനത്തിന്റെ എത്ര വലിയ വിഡംബനം!
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jnana-oriented dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It clarifies that the Self is inherently pure and supreme, but appears as an individual “embodied soul” only due to association with ego; liberation comes from seeing through this ignorance.
By exposing ego as the root of mistaken identity, it supports bhakti as ego-surrender—turning from “I am the body” to remembrance of the Supreme, which purifies the sense of self and dissolves delusion.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) used in Vedantic study—separating Atman from body/ego as a foundational discipline for scriptural understanding.