Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
समस्तावयवेभ्यस्त्वं पृथग्भूतो व्यवस्थितः । कोऽहमित्यत्र निपुणं भूत्वा चिंतय पार्थिव ॥ ९४ ॥
samastāvayavebhyastvaṃ pṛthagbhūto vyavasthitaḥ | ko'hamityatra nipuṇaṃ bhūtvā ciṃtaya pārthiva || 94 ||
ท่านดำรงอยู่อย่างแยกต่างหากจากอวัยวะทั้งปวงและส่วนประกอบของมัน ดังนั้น โอ้พระราชา จงชำนาญในข้อพิจารณานี้ แล้วใคร่ครวญลึกซึ้งว่า “เราคือผู้ใด?”
Sanatkumara (teaching a king in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discrimination): the true Self is distinct from the body and its parts, and liberation begins by steady self-inquiry into “Who am I?”
By clarifying that one is not merely the body, it purifies identity and ego—making devotion steadier and more selfless, since bhakti becomes rooted in the inner Self rather than bodily attachment.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is a Vedantic method—atma-vichara (self-inquiry) and viveka as daily contemplative discipline.