Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
आशीतोष्णौ महा वाद्यौ शीतोष्णौ वारितेजसोः । भास्वदग्नौ जले शुक्लं क्षितौ शुक्लाद्यनेकधा ॥ ८२ ॥
āśītoṣṇau mahā vādyau śītoṣṇau vāritejasoḥ | bhāsvadagnau jale śuklaṃ kṣitau śuklādyanekadhā || 82 ||
Angin-agin besar berciri sejuk dan panas; air dan api juga dikenali melalui sejuk dan panas. Api itu bercahaya; pada air ada sifat putih; dan pada bumi, sifat putih serta pelbagai sifat lain muncul dalam banyak rupa.
Sanatkumara (teaching in dialogue to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the world as a structured manifestation of identifiable qualities (guṇas) within the elements, encouraging discernment (viveka) between changing material attributes and the unchanging spiritual reality.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by clarifying that all observable qualities—heat, cold, radiance, color—belong to prakṛti; devotion then turns the mind from these transient features toward the supreme, attributeless Lord beyond elemental change.
A technical, Vedanga-like classification of natural properties—useful for ritual and scientific reasoning—showing how elements are inferred through qualities (e.g., radiance for fire), aligning with systematic observation found in śāstric disciplines.