Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
ब्रह्मा तत्तज्जगत्सर्वं यथापूर्वं करोति वै । तस्मात्कृतानां पापानां पुण्यानां चैव सत्तम ॥ ६८ ॥
brahmā tattajjagatsarvaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ karoti vai | tasmātkṛtānāṃ pāpānāṃ puṇyānāṃ caiva sattama || 68 ||
ព្រះព្រហ្មា បង្កើតសកលលោកទាំងមូលនោះឡើងវិញ ដូចមុនពិតប្រាកដ។ ដូច្នេះ ឱ អ្នកមានគុណធម៌ដ៏ប្រសើរ ផលវិបាកនៃកិច្ចការដែលបានធ្វើរួច—ទាំងបាប និងបុណ្យ—តែងតាមមកជានិច្ច។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the creation/karma sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It affirms karmic continuity across cosmic cycles: even when creation is reconstituted, the results of prior merit and sin persist, shaping beings’ circumstances and experiences.
By emphasizing the inevitability of karma’s results, the verse implicitly motivates turning to sustained dharma and devotion, so that one’s future conditions are purified and oriented toward liberation rather than repeated bondage.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the dharmic principle of karma-phala (ethical causality), which underlies correct ritual intent and disciplined conduct.