Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
दिव्यभोगसमायुक्तौ तावत्कालं दिवि स्थितौ । ततश्च भूभिभागेषु देवयोगेषु वै क्रमात् ॥ ४१ ॥
divyabhogasamāyuktau tāvatkālaṃ divi sthitau | tataśca bhūbhibhāgeṣu devayogeṣu vai kramāt || 41 ||
ದಿವ್ಯಭೋಗಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮಾಯುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ ನಾವು ಅಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದೆವು. ನಂತರ ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ದೇವಯೋಗಗಳ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಭೂಮಿಯ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದೆವು.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the impermanence of heavenly rewards: even after enjoying celestial pleasures, beings return to earthly realms according to karmic order, emphasizing the need for liberation-oriented practice beyond merit alone.
By implying that pleasure-based heavenly attainments are time-bound, it indirectly elevates bhakti and moksha-centered pursuit—devotion to the Supreme is taught as a means to transcend cyclical movement between heaven and earth.
The verse reflects the karmic sequencing of results (kramāt), a principle used in dharma-śāstra reasoning and in jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) for understanding how merit and destiny unfold across realms and births.