Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
प्रवाहनित्यं तद्बीजांकुरन्यायेन संस्थितम् । इत्येतौ प्रथमौ चाथ मायेयाद्यान् श्रृणुद्विज ॥ २४ ॥
pravāhanityaṃ tadbījāṃkuranyāyena saṃsthitam | ityetau prathamau cātha māyeyādyān śrṛṇudvija || 24 ||
Es ist ewig als ununterbrochener Strom, gegründet nach dem Grundsatz von Samen und Spross. Diese beiden sind die ersten; nun, o Zweimalgeborener, höre von den übrigen, die aus Māyā hervorgehen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames reality as an unbroken continuity (pravāha) and explains manifestation through the seed–sprout logic, then turns the listener toward analyzing Māyā-born categories—supporting discernment (viveka) for liberation.
While primarily analytic, it indirectly supports Bhakti by clarifying what belongs to Māyā (the manifest categories) versus the enduring principle—helping a devotee fix the mind on the supreme beyond changing appearances.
It models a śāstric method used across Vedanga-style instruction: defining core principles first, using established nyāyas (like bījāṅkura-nyāya) as reasoning tools, and then systematically listing derived categories.