Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 38, Shloka 16
Adhyaya 38 — Dattatreya on Non-Identification (Mamata) and the Path to Liberation
मशकोडुम्बरेषीकामुञ्जमत्स्याम्भसां यथा ।
एकत्वे 'पि पृथग्भावस्तथा क्षेत्रात्मनोर् नृप ! ॥
maśakoḍumbareṣīkāmuñjamatsyāmbhasāṃ yathā |
ekatve 'pi pṛthagbhāvastathā kṣetrātmanornṛpa ! ||
正如蚋虫、优昙婆罗之果、芦苇/纤维、牟阇草、鱼与水——虽被并举而说——彼此仍各自有别；同样地，王啊，田界（kṣetra）与自我（ātman）之间亦有分明之别。
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FAQs
Proximity or functional association does not imply identity; the Self remains distinct from the psycho-physical field even when they appear ‘together’ in experience.
Upadeśa (instruction) via dṛṣṭānta (analogy), outside the five hallmark categories.
The heterogeneous list emphasizes categorical difference: mixing in one ‘set’ is conceptual, not ontological—mirroring how ‘I’ is mistakenly bundled with body-mind under one label.