Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
रूपं त्रिषु रसोंऽभः सु मधुरः षड्विधः क्षितौ । गन्धः क्षितावसुरभिः सुरभिश्च प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ८३ ॥
rūpaṃ triṣu rasoṃ'bhaḥ su madhuraḥ ṣaḍvidhaḥ kṣitau | gandhaḥ kṣitāvasurabhiḥ surabhiśca prakīrtitaḥ || 83 ||
رُوپ تین عناصر میں ہے؛ رَس پانی میں مِٹھاس کے طور پر کہا گیا ہے، اور زمین میں وہ چھ قسم کا ہوتا ہے۔ گندھ زمین میں دو طرح کا بتایا گیا ہے—بدبو اور خوشبو۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It maps the guṇas (sense-qualities) to the elements, helping the seeker discern the material field (prakṛti) from the witnessing self—an aid to viveka (discrimination) used in mokṣa-oriented teaching.
By classifying sensory qualities like taste and smell as elemental properties, it supports bhakti practice through restraint and purity: offerings, diet, and ritual substances are understood as guṇa-based, encouraging sattvic choices that steady the mind for Vishnu-bhakti.
A technical, śāstra-style taxonomy of sensory qualities (rūpa, rasa, gandha) aligned with the mahābhūtas—useful for ritual purity, selection of offerings (gandha/dravya), and broader Vedic cosmology taught alongside Vedanga-oriented instruction.