Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
मानसोऽग्निः शरीरेषु जीव इत्यभिधीयते । सृष्टिः प्रजापतेरेषा भूताध्यात्मविनिश्चये ॥ ४९ ॥
mānaso'gniḥ śarīreṣu jīva ityabhidhīyate | sṛṣṭiḥ prajāpatereṣā bhūtādhyātmaviniścaye || 49 ||
Trong các hữu tình mang thân, “ngọn lửa của tâm” được gọi là jīva. Đây là sự tạo tác của Prajāpati, như đã được xác định trong sự khảo sát về các yếu tố và về nội ngã (adhyātma).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It equates the jīva with an inner, mind-based “fire” that animates embodied life, urging discernment between the elemental body (bhūta) and the inner principle (adhyātma) for mokṣa-oriented understanding.
By identifying the jīva as the inner animating principle rather than the body, it supports bhakti as inward turning—offering mind and life-force to the Lord—though this verse itself focuses more on adhyātma analysis than explicit ritual devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse is primarily a philosophical classification used in mokṣa-dharma and sāṅkhya-like analysis of body, mind, and self.