Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
अब्भूतं च ततो दग्ध्वा पृथिवीभूतमेव च । तदाश्रितान्गुणान्दग्ध्वा ततो देहं प्रदाहयेत् ॥ ३९ ॥
abbhūtaṃ ca tato dagdhvā pṛthivībhūtameva ca | tadāśritānguṇāndagdhvā tato dehaṃ pradāhayet || 39 ||
จากนั้นพึงเผาธาตุน้ำ และธาตุดินด้วย เผาคุณลักษณะที่อาศัยธาตุเหล่านั้น แล้วจึงเผาให้สลายแม้กระทั่งกายนี้เอง
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-yogic procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches bhūta-śuddhi—an inner purification where the practitioner mentally dissolves the gross elements (water and earth) and their sensory qualities, culminating in dissolving body-identification to support detachment and liberation-oriented worship.
By reducing fixation on the body and its elemental qualities, the mind becomes fit for focused remembrance and worship; bhakti becomes steadier when gross identification (deha-abhimāna) is ‘burnt’ through disciplined inner purification.
It reflects a technical ritual-yogic procedure used as a preparatory limb for mantra practice—an applied method of purification (bhūta-śuddhi) that supports correct ritual performance and concentrated recitation.