Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
तेषु भावेन तिष्टंति वियुज्यंते स्वभावतः । आकाशं वायुरूष्मा च स्नेहो यश्चापि पार्थिवः ॥ ५६ ॥
teṣu bhāvena tiṣṭaṃti viyujyaṃte svabhāvataḥ | ākāśaṃ vāyurūṣmā ca sneho yaścāpi pārthivaḥ || 56 ||
Trong các hữu thể/thân này, chúng an trụ theo trạng thái riêng; nhưng do tự tánh, chúng cũng phân ly. Vì vậy hư không, gió, nhiệt, ẩm và tính chất thuộc đất (độ rắn) hiện khởi rồi tan theo phẩm tính vốn có.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It points to discerning the body as a compound of elemental qualities that naturally combine and separate; this supports detachment (vairagya) and insight conducive to moksha.
By revealing the body’s elements as transient and self-separating, the verse encourages shifting reliance from material composition to steadfast refuge in the eternal Lord—strengthening single-pointed Vishnu-bhakti.
It aligns with the tattva-style analytical method used in Vedic instruction (notably linked with disciplined reasoning and precise terminology as in Vyakarana), helping a practitioner correctly interpret elemental terms used in ritual and philosophical passages.