Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
दैवाधीनं जगत्सर्वमिदं स्थावरजंगमम् । यथाप्रेरितमेतेन तथैव कुरुतें द्विज ॥ ७ ॥
daivādhīnaṃ jagatsarvamidaṃ sthāvarajaṃgamam | yathāpreritametena tathaiva kuruteṃ dvija || 7 ||
Cet univers tout entier—l’immobile et le mobile—dépend de l’ordonnance divine. Ô deux-fois-né, les êtres agissent exactement selon l’impulsion de Celui-là.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a dvija in the instruction style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that all worldly movement and stillness operate under daiva (divine ordinance), encouraging humility, surrender, and steadiness while living according to dharma.
By highlighting that beings act as impelled by the Divine, it supports bhakti as trustful surrender (śaraṇāgati): one offers actions and outcomes to the Lord rather than clinging to egoistic control.
Indirectly, it aligns with Jyotiṣa/daiva discourse (fate, time, and causality) as a framework for understanding life’s conditions, while still urging right conduct rather than fatalism.