Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
भरद्वाज उवाच । पंचभिर्यदि भूतैस्तु युक्ताः स्थावरजंगमाः । स्थावराणां न दृश्यंते शरीरे पंच धातवः ॥ ६३ ॥
bharadvāja uvāca | paṃcabhiryadi bhūtaistu yuktāḥ sthāvarajaṃgamāḥ | sthāvarāṇāṃ na dṛśyaṃte śarīre paṃca dhātavaḥ || 63 ||
ภรทวาชกล่าวว่า: หากสรรพชีวิตทั้งอยู่กับที่และเคลื่อนไหวประกอบด้วยปัญจภูตจริง เหตุใดในกายของพืชและไม้จึงไม่ปรากฏธาตุทั้งห้าแห่งกาย?
Bharadvaja
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames a tattva-inquiry: how the same five elements manifest differently across life-forms, prompting discrimination between gross visibility and subtle constitution—an approach used in Moksha Dharma for right knowledge (jñāna).
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by clarifying that embodied forms differ in manifestation yet arise from the same elemental basis; such clarity reduces भ्रम (confusion) and strengthens steady contemplation of the Lord beyond mere external appearances.
A conceptual foundation for śāstric analysis of śarīra and tattva is implied (used across Vedic disciplines), though no specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa is directly taught in this verse.