Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
अनूष्मणामचेष्टानां घनानां चैव तत्त्वतः । वृक्षाणां नोपलभ्यंते शरीरे पंच धातवः ॥ ६४ ॥
anūṣmaṇāmaceṣṭānāṃ ghanānāṃ caiva tattvataḥ | vṛkṣāṇāṃ nopalabhyaṃte śarīre paṃca dhātavaḥ || 64 ||
உண்மையில் வெப்பமற்றதும் இயக்கமற்றதும் அடர்த்தியானதும் ஆகிய மரங்களின் உடலில், விலங்கு உடலைப் போல பஞ்சதாதுக்கள் கிடைக்கவில்லை.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It supports tattva-vicāra (inquiry into reality) by distinguishing bodily characteristics across life-forms, encouraging dispassion and clearer understanding of embodied existence—useful for Moksha-Dharma reflection.
By reducing attachment to bodily identity through analysis of the body’s constituents, it prepares the mind for steadier Vishnu-bhakti—devotion grounded in discernment rather than mere physical self-identification.
Primarily Vyākaraṇa/semantic precision and Sāṃkhya-like tattva terminology (dhātu, śarīra-lakṣaṇa) used for doctrinal clarity; it is more philosophical classification than ritual procedure.