Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
यदा न रूपं न स्पर्शो नोष्यभवश्च पावके । तदा शांते शरीराग्नौ देहत्यागेन नश्यति ॥ ४० ॥
yadā na rūpaṃ na sparśo noṣyabhavaśca pāvake | tadā śāṃte śarīrāgnau dehatyāgena naśyati || 40 ||
Khi trong lửa không còn hình tướng, không còn xúc chạm, cũng không còn trạng thái nóng; bấy giờ—khi ngọn lửa của thân đã lặng tắt—nó tiêu mất do sự xả bỏ thân xác.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It uses the metaphor of fire losing its perceptible qualities (form, touch, heat) to indicate that when the sustaining vital heat of embodied life is extinguished, the embodied condition ends—pointing to dispassion and discernment between Self and body.
By highlighting the perishability of the body and its sensory markers, it supports Bhakti as inward anchoring in the imperishable Lord rather than identification with bodily states—devotion matures as attachment to rupa/sparsha is released.
No specific Vedanga procedure is taught; the verse is primarily tattva-vicara (metaphysical inquiry) using elemental reasoning (agni and its qualities) rather than a ritual, grammatical, or astrological instruction.