Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
शरीरं क्षेव्रमित्याहुस्तत्स्थः क्षेत्रज्ञ उच्यते । अव्यक्तः परमः शुद्धः परिपूर्ण उदाहृतः ॥ ५९ ॥
śarīraṃ kṣevramityāhustatsthaḥ kṣetrajña ucyate | avyaktaḥ paramaḥ śuddhaḥ paripūrṇa udāhṛtaḥ || 59 ||
Declaram que o corpo é o “kṣetra” (campo), e Aquele que nele habita é chamado “kṣetrajña” (conhecedor do campo). Ele é descrito como não manifesto, supremo, puro e pleno em Si mesmo.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jñāna-oriented discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It distinguishes the perishable body (kṣetra) from the imperishable inner knower (kṣetrajña), directing the seeker toward realization of the unmanifest, supreme, pure, and complete Self as the basis of liberation.
By identifying the indwelling knower as supreme and pure, it supports bhakti as inward surrender—seeing the Lord/Self as the inner witness beyond the body—so devotion matures from external identity to inner God-realization.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) used in study and contemplation—separating the ‘field’ (body-mind) from the ‘knower’ as a foundational method of Vedānta-oriented inquiry.