Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
मानसोऽग्निः शरीरेषु जीव इत्यभिधीयते । सृष्टिः प्रजापतेरेषा भूताध्यात्मविनिश्चये ॥ ४९ ॥
mānaso'gniḥ śarīreṣu jīva ityabhidhīyate | sṛṣṭiḥ prajāpatereṣā bhūtādhyātmaviniścaye || 49 ||
देहधारी प्राण्यांत जो ‘मानस-अग्नी’ आहे, त्यालाच ‘जीव’ असे म्हणतात. भूत व अध्यात्माच्या विचारात ही प्रजापतीची सृष्टी आहे—असा निर्णय आहे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It equates the jīva with an inner, mind-based “fire” that animates embodied life, urging discernment between the elemental body (bhūta) and the inner principle (adhyātma) for mokṣa-oriented understanding.
By identifying the jīva as the inner animating principle rather than the body, it supports bhakti as inward turning—offering mind and life-force to the Lord—though this verse itself focuses more on adhyātma analysis than explicit ritual devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse is primarily a philosophical classification used in mokṣa-dharma and sāṅkhya-like analysis of body, mind, and self.