Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
तस्मिन्पंचत्वमापन्ने जीवः किमनुधावति । किं खेदयति वा जीवः किं श्रृणोति ब्रवीति च ॥ १० ॥
tasminpaṃcatvamāpanne jīvaḥ kimanudhāvati | kiṃ khedayati vā jīvaḥ kiṃ śrṛṇoti bravīti ca || 10 ||
Kapag ang katawang iyon ay nakarating na sa kalagayan ng limang elemento—ibig sabihin, dumating na ang kamatayan—ano pa ang hahabulin ng jīva? Ano pa ang ipagluluksa ng jīva? Ano ang maririnig nito, at ano ang masasabi pa nito?
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It redirects attention from the perishing body to the witnessing self: when the body dissolves into the five elements, ordinary pursuits, grief, and sensory functions lose their basis—encouraging vairāgya and inquiry into the ātman.
By exposing the helplessness of bodily identity at death, it supports single-pointed refuge in the imperishable Lord; bhakti becomes steadier when one understands that worldly attachments cannot accompany the jīva.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic viveka—using correct discernment (body vs. self) to guide conduct, vows, and worship with a liberation-oriented aim.