Shloka 20
Kāmākṣā-māhātmya (Glory of Kāmākṣā) with Siddhanātha Account
अज्ञाय तत्त्वं समवस्थिताऽभूत्तावत्स मत्स्यस्तु महार्णवस्थः । द्रुतं समुत्प्लुत्य जगाम श्रृंगं यो विप्रबालो ह्युदरे स्थितोऽस्य स तत्त्वसिद्धोऽखिलबंधमुक्तः ॥ २० ॥
ajñāya tattvaṃ samavasthitā'bhūttāvatsa matsyastu mahārṇavasthaḥ | drutaṃ samutplutya jagāma śrṛṃgaṃ yo viprabālo hyudare sthito'sya sa tattvasiddho'khilabaṃdhamuktaḥ || 20 ||
ತತ್ತ್ವ ತಿಳಿದ ಕೂಡಲೆ ಅವನು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾದನು. ಆಗ ಮಹಾಸಾಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸಿದ್ದ ಆ ಮೀನು ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಹಾರಿ ಶಿಖರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಯಿತು. ಅದರ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದ ವಿಪ್ರಬಾಲಕನು ತತ್ತ್ವಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಬಂಧಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾದನು.
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya framework)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Wonder at the miraculous leap of the ocean-dwelling fish culminates in serenity as the brahmin youth attains tattva-siddhi and complete liberation from bonds."}
FAQs
It teaches that realization of tattva (ultimate truth) stabilizes one in wisdom and culminates in akhila-bandha-mukti—freedom from all bondage—symbolized by the boy’s liberation even from an extreme circumstance (being inside the fish).
Though the verse foregrounds tattva-siddhi (realization), in the Narada Purana this realization is typically supported by Vishnu-centered devotion and sacred-place (tirtha) orientation—showing that divine grace and right knowledge together dissolve bondage.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly in this verse; the practical takeaway is the Vedantic focus on tattva-viveka (discernment of reality) as the operative knowledge that removes bondage.