Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
ततः प्रभृति वायुवशाच्चैतन्याभावेऽपि मातुरुह्ये दुःसहतापल्केशतयैकत्र स्थातुमशक्यत्वाद् भ्रमति ॥ ११ ॥
tataḥ prabhṛti vāyuvaśāccaitanyābhāve'pi māturuhye duḥsahatāpalkeśatayaikatra sthātumaśakyatvād bhramati || 11 ||
Dès lors, poussé par la force du vent, bien que la conscience soit absente, il erre dans l'utérus ; car, en raison de la chaleur insupportable et du contact des cheveux, il est incapable de rester à un seul endroit.
Narada (narrating/teaching in the Purva-bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights the helplessness and suffering inherent in embodied existence, urging dispassion (vairagya) and a turn toward liberation (moksha) rather than attachment to repeated birth.
By emphasizing the misery and lack of control in samsara—even before birth—the verse supports the Purana’s broader thrust that taking refuge in Bhagavan (especially Vishnu-bhakti) is the reliable means to transcend repeated embodiment.
No specific Vedanga procedure is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharmic-philosophical reflection used in Purana narratives to cultivate detachment and readiness for disciplines like japa, vrata, and devotional worship.