Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
स जंतुः सर्वभूतात्मा पुरुषः स सनातनः । मनो बुद्धिरहंकारो भूतानि विषयश्च सः ॥ १०० ॥
sa jaṃtuḥ sarvabhūtātmā puruṣaḥ sa sanātanaḥ | mano buddhirahaṃkāro bhūtāni viṣayaśca saḥ || 100 ||
Makhluk itu sendiri ialah Puruṣa yang kekal—Diri batin bagi segala makhluk. Dialah minda, intelek dan aku-akuan; Dialah juga unsur-unsur dan objek-objek pancaindera.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme Puruṣa is not separate from experience: He is the inner Self of all beings and also appears as mind, intellect, ego, elements, and sense-objects—pointing to liberation through seeing one Reality everywhere.
By identifying the Puruṣa as the indwelling Self of all, it supports bhakti as all-pervading remembrance—devotion becomes continuous when one worships the Lord within every being and in every experience.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is Viveka (discernment): observe mind, intellect, and ego as manifestations within the Supreme Self to reduce attachment and support sādhana.