Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
देवाधीनमिदं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् । तस्माज्जन्म च मृत्युं च दैवं जानाति नापरः ॥ ४८ ॥
devādhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam | tasmājjanma ca mṛtyuṃ ca daivaṃ jānāti nāparaḥ || 48 ||
هذا الكون كله—الثابت والمتحرّك—متعلّق بالإله. لذلك فإن «الدايفا» (القَدَر) وحده هو الذي يحدّد الولادة والموت، ولا شيء غيره.
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the cosmos as divinely governed: all beings and events rest on the Divine, so birth and death are ultimately under daiva—prompting humility, surrender, and steadiness in dharma.
By asserting divine dependence, it supports bhakti as śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee accepts life’s turns as daiva and focuses on remembrance, worship, and righteous living rather than anxiety over control.
It points indirectly to Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) as a daiva-indicating Vedāṅga used to understand karmic timing, while still emphasizing that the highest cause is the Divine, not merely calculations.