Shloka 54
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
न होष क्षयतां याति सोम: सुरगणैर्यथा । कम्पितः पतते भूमिं पुनश्चैवाधिरोहति
na hoṣa kṣayatāṃ yāti somaḥ suragaṇair yathā | kampitaḥ patate bhūmiṃ punaś caivādhirohati ||
Nārada berkata: “Surya tidak mengalami susut sebagaimana Soma (Bulan) dibuat meredup oleh para dewa. Demikian pula, makhluk yang mencapai lingkup Bulan melalui jalan asap—ketika kenikmatan pahala karmanya habis—akan gemetar lalu jatuh kembali ke bumi; dan demi mengalami buah dari perbuatan yang baru dihimpun, ia naik lagi. Maka, siapa yang sampai ke Bulan belum terbebas dari putaran datang dan pergi.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heavenly attainments such as reaching the Moon-world are temporary: when the merit that produced them is exhausted, the soul returns to earth and re-enters the cycle of rebirth. Therefore, such destinations do not constitute liberation from saṃsāra.
Nārada explains a cosmological-ethical point: unlike the Moon, which is described as waning under divine consumption, the Sun is not diminished; and a being who reaches the lunar realm via the ‘path of smoke’ eventually falls back to earth once karmic enjoyment ends, then ascends again through new karma—showing repeated coming and going.