Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self
Advaita
भवत्यंभसि च क्षीणे नृणां तृष्णासमुद्भवः । क्षुत्तृष्णे देहधर्माख्ये न ममैते यतो द्विज ॥ ५३ ॥
bhavatyaṃbhasi ca kṣīṇe nṛṇāṃ tṛṣṇāsamudbhavaḥ | kṣuttṛṣṇe dehadharmākhye na mamaite yato dvija || 53 ||
جب بدن کا آبی عنصر کم ہو جاتا ہے تو انسانوں میں پیاس پیدا ہوتی ہے۔ بھوک اور پیاس—جو جسم کے اوصاف کہلاتے ہیں—میرے نہیں، اے دِوِج؛ اسی لیے میں ان سے اپنی نسبت نہیں جوڑتا۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discrimination): hunger and thirst arise from bodily depletion and are merely deha-dharma, so the seeker should not mistake them for the Self.
By reducing identification with bodily impulses, the mind becomes steadier for remembrance of the Lord and disciplined bhakti-sadhana, rather than being driven by sensory demands.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic restraint and self-inquiry—recognizing bodily signals as transient conditions.