Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
आत्मन्यात्ममयं भावं कः करोति कलेवरे । कलेवरोपभोग्यं हि गृहक्षेत्रादिकं च यत् ॥ ८९ ॥
ātmanyātmamayaṃ bhāvaṃ kaḥ karoti kalevare | kalevaropabhogyaṃ hi gṛhakṣetrādikaṃ ca yat || 89 ||
Ai có thể đặt sự tỉnh giác mang bản tánh Tự Ngã vào nơi thân xác? Vì mọi điều thân này thọ hưởng—nhà cửa, ruộng đất và các thứ khác—chỉ thuộc về kinh nghiệm của thân mà thôi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka: the Atman is not the body, and possessions like house and land are merely objects of bodily experience, not the Self’s reality—supporting detachment as a basis for moksha.
By loosening identification with body-based enjoyments, the mind becomes fit to take refuge in Bhagavan (often Vishnu in Narada Purana), allowing bhakti to become single-pointed rather than mixed with possessiveness.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse is primarily a Moksha-dharma instruction on philosophical discrimination and renunciation.