Shloka 26
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
स्रवन्ति हुदराद् गर्भा जायमानास्तथा परे | आगमेन तथान्येषां विनाश उपपद्यते
sravanti hudarād garbhā jāyamānās tathā pare | āgamena tathānyeṣāṃ vināśa upapadyate ||
Narada berkata: “Sebagian embrio meluncur keluar dari rahim; sebagian lahir; dan bagi sebagian yang lain, kehancuran (kematian) terjadi ketika waktunya tiba. Semua ini adalah datang-pergi yang ditetapkan oleh hukum alam; tidak ada pelaku yang sepenuhnya merdeka dan berkuasa.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life and death unfold through an impersonal, natural order; birth, miscarriage, and death are not governed by an autonomous ‘independent doer.’ This supports detachment and humility, weakening egoistic claims of control.
Narada illustrates the fragility of embodied existence by listing outcomes for the unborn and newborn—some miscarry, some are born, and some die after birth—framing these events as the working of an inevitable process rather than personal mastery.