Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
कर्तृशक्तिं व्यंजयति तेनेदं तु कलाभिधम् । कालेन च नियत्योपसर्गतां समुपेतया ॥ ५० ॥
kartṛśaktiṃ vyaṃjayati tenedaṃ tu kalābhidham | kālena ca niyatyopasargatāṃ samupetayā || 50 ||
Elle rend manifeste la puissance d’agir (kartṛ-śakti); c’est pourquoi on l’appelle « Kalā ». Et elle opère en association avec le Temps, ayant aussi assumé la condition adjointe de Niyati (déterminisme cosmique).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
The verse explains that individual doership (kartṛ-śakti) becomes visible only within the framework of Kalā (time-conditioned operation), and that this doership is further constrained by Niyati—highlighting why liberation requires transcending time-bound identification with action.
By showing that agency is conditioned by Time and Niyati, the verse supports the bhakti attitude of surrender—offering actions to Vishnu rather than clinging to independent doership—so devotion becomes a means to rise beyond karmic limitation.
It points to a technical understanding of time and causality used in Vedic disciplines—especially Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/time-reckoning) and ritual timing—where actions are performed within ‘kāla’ while recognizing limiting conditions (niyati).