Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
भृगुरुवाच । तं पंचसाधारणमत्र किंचिच्छरीरमेको वहतेंऽतरात्मा । स वेत्ति गंधांश्च रसाञ्छुतीश्च स्पर्शं च रूपं च गुणांश्च येऽल्ये ॥ ३८ ॥
bhṛguruvāca | taṃ paṃcasādhāraṇamatra kiṃciccharīrameko vahateṃ'tarātmā | sa vetti gaṃdhāṃśca rasāñchutīśca sparśaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca guṇāṃśca ye'lye || 38 ||
Bhṛgu nói: Ở đây, chỉ một Nội Ngã (Ātman) gánh mang thân này, vốn là chỗ chung của năm căn. Chính Nội Ngã ấy biết mùi và vị, âm thanh, xúc chạm và sắc tướng—cùng mọi phẩm tính khác nữa.
Bhṛgu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Antarātman as the true knower behind sensory experience, shifting attention from the body and senses to the Self—an essential move in Moksha-Dharma.
By teaching that the Self is distinct from sense-objects, it supports bhakti as inward remembrance: devotion becomes steadier when one stops identifying with sensory pulls and offers the mind to the indwelling Lord/Self.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is adhyātma-viveka—discrimination between the knower (Self) and the known (sense-qualities), which underlies effective sense-discipline in dharma and sādhanā.