Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
स्त्रवन्मूत्रपुरीषे तु शरीरेऽस्मिन्नृशाश्वते । शाश्वतं भावयंत्यज्ञा महामोहसमावृताः ॥ ४४ ॥
stravanmūtrapurīṣe tu śarīre'sminnṛśāśvate | śāśvataṃ bhāvayaṃtyajñā mahāmohasamāvṛtāḥ || 44 ||
Trong thân người này—vô thường, rỉ ra nước tiểu và phân—kẻ vô tri bị đại mê che phủ lại tưởng điều không vĩnh cửu là vĩnh cửu.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It sharply establishes deha-anityatā (the body’s impermanence) and exposes moha (delusion): liberation begins when one stops mistaking the perishable body for the enduring Self.
By reducing attachment to the body, the mind turns away from ego and sense-identity, becoming fit to take refuge in the eternal—Bhagavan—so bhakti can become steady and non-transactional.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented viveka and vairagya—daily contemplation of impermanence to weaken delusion.