Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
आपोमयमिदं सर्वमापोमूर्तिः शरीरिणाम् । तत्रात्मा मानसो ब्रह्मा सर्वभूतेषु लोककृत् ॥ ४१ ॥
āpomayamidaṃ sarvamāpomūrtiḥ śarīriṇām | tatrātmā mānaso brahmā sarvabhūteṣu lokakṛt || 41 ||
Tất cả đều thấm nhuần bởi nước; các loài hữu thân cũng là những hình thể do nước cấu thành. Trong chính thể tính ấy, Ngã là Phạm Thiên sinh từ tâm—hiện diện trong mọi loài như Đấng kiến lập trật tự thế gian.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It redirects attention from the gross, elemental body (here emphasized as water-constituted) to the indwelling Ātman, described as the inner creative intelligence present in all beings—supporting a mokṣa-oriented vision of identity beyond the body.
By showing the body as elemental and transient while the indwelling Self is the true inner governor, it supports bhakti as devotion to the indwelling divine reality rather than attachment to bodily identity—encouraging surrender to the inner Lord who orders the world.
Indirectly, it aligns with Vedic cosmology and sāṃkhya-like elemental analysis (bhūta-vicāra). It is not a technical Vedāṅga rule, but it trains discernment used in dharma and mokṣa teachings: distinguishing the elemental body from the Self.