Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
अन्योन्य समभिप्रेत्य मैथुनस्य समागमे । उपद्रवइवादृष्टो योनौ गर्भः प्रपद्यते ॥ ३२ ॥
anyonya samabhipretya maithunasya samāgame | upadravaivādṛṣṭo yonau garbhaḥ prapadyate || 32 ||
二人が互いに同意して交合に至るとき、見えざる力――まるで衝き動かす攪乱のごとく――が胎芽を子宮へと導き、そこに宿らせる。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that birth is not merely biological: the embryo’s entry into the womb is driven by adṛṣṭa—unseen karmic momentum—showing how karma channels the jīva into embodiment within saṃsāra.
By highlighting karmic compulsion behind repeated birth, it implicitly points to the need for liberation-oriented practice—such as Vishnu-bhakti and Moksha-dharma—to transcend the unseen forces that propel rebirth.
The verse is primarily philosophical rather than technical; it uses the doctrinal concept of adṛṣṭa (unseen result of karma), a key idea in dharma-śāstra and moksha discussions rather than a specific Vedanga procedure.