Shloka 29
ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्
मृण्मयं हि गृहं यद्वन् मृदा लिप्तं स्थिरं भवेत् पार्थिवो ऽयं तथा देहः पार्थिवैः परमाणुभिः
mṛṇmayaṃ hi gṛhaṃ yadvan mṛdā liptaṃ sthiraṃ bhavet pārthivo 'yaṃ tathā dehaḥ pārthivaiḥ paramāṇubhiḥ
Seperti rumah daripada tanah liat menjadi kukuh apabila disapu tanah, demikian juga tubuh ini—berunsur bumi—tampak pejal kerana dihimpun oleh tidak terbilang zarah bumi yang halus.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
It explains that bodily “solidity” is not ultimate reality but an aggregate of minute earthly particles, encouraging discernment and non-attachment.
He uses the analogy of a clay house plastered with earth: the body appears stable because elemental particles bind together, not because it is eternal.
By reducing the body to elemental components, the Purana implicitly directs attention beyond matter toward the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—as the enduring ground of existence.