Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
आत्मा शुद्धोऽक्षरः शांतो निर्गुणः प्रकृते परः । प्रवृद्ध्यपचयौ न स्त एकस्याखिलजंतुषु ॥ ६२ ॥
ātmā śuddho'kṣaraḥ śāṃto nirguṇaḥ prakṛte paraḥ | pravṛddhyapacayau na sta ekasyākhilajaṃtuṣu || 62 ||
อาตมันนั้นบริสุทธิ์ ไม่เสื่อมสลาย และสงบ; ไร้คุณลักษณะและอยู่เหนือปรกฤติ. สำหรับอาตมันหนึ่งเดียวที่สถิตในสรรพสัตว์ ย่อมไม่มีทั้งความเพิ่มพูนและความเสื่อมลง.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It asserts the core Moksha-dharma insight that the true Self is changeless and untouched by material processes, so liberation comes from knowing oneself as the nirguṇa Ātman beyond Prakṛti.
By distinguishing the pure, imperishable Ātman from changing Prakṛti, it supports steady devotion: the devotee turns from transient conditions to the eternal reality—commonly realized through unwavering Vishnu-bhakti and inner peace.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the verse is primarily Vedānta/Sāṃkhya-style discernment (viveka) between Ātman and Prakṛti, used as practical contemplation for detachment and self-knowledge.