Shloka 20
Kāmākṣā-māhātmya (Glory of Kāmākṣā) with Siddhanātha Account
अज्ञाय तत्त्वं समवस्थिताऽभूत्तावत्स मत्स्यस्तु महार्णवस्थः । द्रुतं समुत्प्लुत्य जगाम श्रृंगं यो विप्रबालो ह्युदरे स्थितोऽस्य स तत्त्वसिद्धोऽखिलबंधमुक्तः ॥ २० ॥
ajñāya tattvaṃ samavasthitā'bhūttāvatsa matsyastu mahārṇavasthaḥ | drutaṃ samutplutya jagāma śrṛṃgaṃ yo viprabālo hyudare sthito'sya sa tattvasiddho'khilabaṃdhamuktaḥ || 20 ||
Cuando la verdad fue comprendida, quedó firmemente establecido en el recto conocimiento. Entonces aquel pez, que moraba en el gran océano, saltó velozmente y llegó a la cumbre. El joven brahmán que estaba en su vientre alcanzó la perfección en la realización de la Realidad y quedó libre de todo vínculo.
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that realization of tattva (ultimate truth) stabilizes one in wisdom and culminates in akhila-bandha-mukti—freedom from all bondage—symbolized by the boy’s liberation even from an extreme circumstance (being inside the fish).
Though the verse foregrounds tattva-siddhi (realization), in the Narada Purana this realization is typically supported by Vishnu-centered devotion and sacred-place (tirtha) orientation—showing that divine grace and right knowledge together dissolve bondage.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly in this verse; the practical takeaway is the Vedantic focus on tattva-viveka (discernment of reality) as the operative knowledge that removes bondage.