Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
दशधा करणैश्चेष्टां कार्यमाविश्य कार्यते । चेष्टंते कार्यमालंब्य विभुत्वात्करणानि तु ॥ ७८ ॥
daśadhā karaṇaiśceṣṭāṃ kāryamāviśya kāryate | ceṣṭaṃte kāryamālaṃbya vibhutvātkaraṇāni tu || 78 ||
দশবিধ করণ কর্মে প্রবেশ করলে তবেই ক্রিয়া সম্পন্ন হয়। কাজকে আশ্রয় করে করণসমূহ প্রবৃত্ত হয়, কারণ তারা সর্বত্র কার্যক্ষম।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It clarifies that worldly action (karma) occurs through the coordinated functioning of the bodily instruments; recognizing this helps a seeker detach from egoic doership and understand action as a process supported by instruments and conditions.
By showing that actions depend on instruments, it encourages offering one’s faculties (speech, hands, mind-directed effort) in service—turning ordinary activity into devotional dedication rather than personal ownership.
A technical analysis of karaṇa (instruments/indriyas) and kriyā (action), useful for disciplined ritual performance and self-observation—knowing which faculties engage in a given act and how they coordinate.