Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
तेषां बहुविधास्त्वन्यास्तत्र तत्र द्विजातयः । पिशाचा राक्षसाः प्रेता विविधा म्लेच्छजातयः । सा सृष्टिर्मानसी नाम धर्मतंत्रपरायणा ॥ ६२ ॥
teṣāṃ bahuvidhāstvanyāstatra tatra dvijātayaḥ | piśācā rākṣasāḥ pretā vividhā mlecchajātayaḥ | sā sṛṣṭirmānasī nāma dharmataṃtraparāyaṇā || 62 ||
Среди них есть и многие иные виды существ, являющиеся то там, то здесь: общины дважды-рождённых, пишачи (piśāca), ракшасы (rākṣasa), преты (preta) и разнообразные роды млеччхов (mleccha). Это творение зовётся «манаси» (mānasī), то есть умственным творением, устремлённым к устроению дхармы.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames the diversity of beings as part of a “mind-born” (mānasī) ordering of creation, emphasizing that existence unfolds under a dharma-governed structure rather than randomness.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by grounding spiritual practice in dharma: regardless of birth-category or realm, alignment with dharma is the stable basis from which devotion to the Supreme can be cultivated.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-taxonomy—using precise categories (jāti/being-types) to understand ritual-ethical frameworks discussed in Moksha Dharma sections.