Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
पिंडः पृथग्यतः पुंसः शिरःपाण्यादिलक्षणः । ततोऽहमिति कुत्रैनां संज्ञां राजन्करोम्यहम् ॥ ८० ॥
piṃḍaḥ pṛthagyataḥ puṃsaḥ śiraḥpāṇyādilakṣaṇaḥ | tato'hamiti kutraināṃ saṃjñāṃ rājankaromyaham || 80 ||
“Muôn tâu Đại vương, khối thân này—có dấu hiệu như đầu, tay và các phần khác—vốn tách biệt với con người (Tự Ngã). Vậy thì ta có thể đặt danh xưng ‘ta’ lên nó ở đâu cho đúng?”
Sanatkumara (teaching a king in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discernment): the body is an observable aggregate with parts, while the true person is distinct; therefore the “I” sense should not be imposed on the body, which supports liberation-oriented self-inquiry.
By weakening body-identification and egoic “I-ness,” the practitioner becomes inwardly purified and fit for single-pointed devotion; bhakti matures when the devotee offers body and mind as instruments rather than mistaking them as the Self.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is adhyatma-viveka—using careful inquiry into terms like “I” (aham) and “person” (pums) to correct wrong identification.