Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
उद्बुद्धशक्तिः पुरुषः प्रचोद्य महदादिकान् । भोग्ये भोगं च भोक्तारं तत्परं करणं तु सा ॥ ५४ ॥
udbuddhaśaktiḥ puruṣaḥ pracodya mahadādikān | bhogye bhogaṃ ca bhoktāraṃ tatparaṃ karaṇaṃ tu sā || 54 ||
Lorsque le Puruṣa, sa puissance éveillée, met en mouvement Prakṛti, surgissent les évoluts à commencer par Mahat; dans le domaine des choses à goûter apparaissent la jouissance, le jouisseur et les instruments voués à cette jouissance—ces instruments sont, en vérité, elle (Prakṛti).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical-philosophical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames bondage as misidentification with Prakṛti’s evolutes—objects, enjoyment, and the experiencing apparatus—while pointing to liberation through discerning the Puruṣa as distinct from these.
By clarifying that the senses and mind are Prakṛti’s instruments meant for worldly experience, it supports Bhakti by redirecting those same instruments toward the Lord rather than toward mere bhoga (sense-enjoyment).
This is a technical doctrinal passage aligned with analytical disciplines (śāstra-vicāra) used in Vedanga-style study: precise categorization of tattvas (Mahat, karaṇa, bhoktā/bhogya) to support correct reasoning and discrimination.