Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
देहं चान्यद्यदा पुंसस्सदा बंधाय तत्परम् । मृण्मयं हि यथा गेहं लिप्यते वै मृदंभसा ॥ ९२ ॥
dehaṃ cānyadyadā puṃsassadā baṃdhāya tatparam | mṛṇmayaṃ hi yathā gehaṃ lipyate vai mṛdaṃbhasā || 92 ||
Apabila seseorang menganggap tubuh sebagai sesuatu yang lain lalu menyebutnya “aku” atau “milikku”, sikap itu sendiri sepenuhnya tertuju kepada belenggu. Seperti rumah daripada tanah liat disapu lagi dengan lumpur dan air, demikian juga pengenalan diri dengan tubuh menambah kekotoran yang mengikat berulang-ulang.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It warns that mistaking the body as the Self (or clinging to it as ‘mine’) is itself the engine of bondage, causing repeated accumulation of karmic and mental impurities—like repeatedly plastering a clay house with more mud.
By exposing bodily identification as bondage, it implicitly points toward shifting identity to the eternal—devotion and surrender to the Supreme (commonly Vishnu in the Narada Purana) as a remedy that loosens ego-based attachment.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is a Moksha-Dharma discipline: sustained self-inquiry and detachment from deha-abhimana (body-pride/identification).