Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
एवं बहुविधं गर्भस्थो जंतुर्विलप्य स्वयमेव वा ॥ १९ ॥
evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ garbhastho jaṃturvilapya svayameva vā || 19 ||
এইভাবে গর্ভস্থ জীব নানাভাবে বিলাপ করে—কখনও উচ্চস্বরে, কখনও নিজের অন্তরে।
Narada (narrating/teaching within the dialogue tradition associated with Sanatkumara and the sages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the innate suffering and helplessness of embodied existence (saṁsāra), showing that even before birth the jīva experiences distress and remorse—prompting dispassion (vairāgya) and a turn toward liberation.
By emphasizing the jīva’s vulnerability, it implicitly points to taking refuge in the Divine as the remedy; such recognition of limitation becomes the ground for surrender (śaraṇāgati) and sincere devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the takeaway is experiential—inner observation of suffering and the cultivation of renunciation as preparation for dharma and mokṣa teachings.