Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
भ्रममाणस्तेषु जीवः कदाचिन्मानुषं वपुः । प्राप्नोति कर्मवशतः परं सर्वार्थसाधकम् ॥ ९४ ॥
bhramamāṇasteṣu jīvaḥ kadācinmānuṣaṃ vapuḥ | prāpnoti karmavaśataḥ paraṃ sarvārthasādhakam || 94 ||
ព្រលឹងជីវៈដែលវង្វេងវិលវល់ក្នុងស្ថានភាពទាំងនោះ ម្តងម្កាលទទួលបានរាងកាយមនុស្ស ដោយអំណាចកម្មរបស់ខ្លួន—ស្ថានភាពដ៏ឧត្តម ដែលអាចសម្រេចគោលបំណងពិតទាំងអស់នៃជីវិត។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares human birth as a rare, karma-earned vantage point in saṃsāra where all higher aims—especially mokṣa—can be fulfilled through right effort and dharma.
By highlighting human life as “sarvārtha-sādhaka,” it implies that devotion and disciplined practice are most effectively undertaken in a human body, where conscious choice and sustained sādhana are possible.
The verse points to karma (ritual and ethical action) as causative; in Book 1.3’s Vedāṅga frame, this aligns with applying dharma through śāstra-guided practice—especially kalpa (ritual procedure) and vyākaraṇa/śikṣā for correct mantra usage—so actions bear liberating results.