Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
करणांतरसापेक्षा शक्ता ग्राहयितुं च तम् । संबन्धात्कारणाद्यैस्तद्भोगौत्सुक्येन चोदनात् ॥ ५७ ॥
karaṇāṃtarasāpekṣā śaktā grāhayituṃ ca tam | saṃbandhātkāraṇādyaistadbhogautsukyena codanāt || 57 ||
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Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It explains that cognition and experience arise through dependent conditions—instrumentation, causal relations, and inner prompting—encouraging discernment (viveka) so one does not mistake conditioned experience for the Self.
By highlighting that desire and prompting (codanā) drive experience, it implies that directing one’s longing from sense-enjoyment toward Bhagavan becomes a practical lever for bhakti—turning the same inner impulse toward worship and remembrance.
A technical account of how knowing occurs via instruments (karaṇa) and causal factors—useful for Vedanga-style analysis (especially logical/epistemic reasoning applied in śāstra study and ritual intentionality).