Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
कर्मवश्या गुणश्चैते सत्त्वाद्याः पृथिवीपते । अविद्यासंचितं कर्मतश्चाशेषेषु जंतुषु ॥ ६१ ॥
karmavaśyā guṇaścaite sattvādyāḥ pṛthivīpate | avidyāsaṃcitaṃ karmataścāśeṣeṣu jaṃtuṣu || 61 ||
ഹേ ഭൂമിപതേ! സത്ത്വാദി ഗുണങ്ങൾ പോലും കർമവശത്തിലാണ്. അവിദ്യയിൽ നിന്നു കർമം സഞ്ചിതമാകുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് ആ കർമം എല്ലാ ജന്തുക്കളിലും ഒഴിവില്ലാതെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It identifies the root of bondage: ignorance (avidyā) leads to accumulated karma, which in turn governs the play of the three guṇas across all beings—showing why liberation requires removing ignorance, not merely changing external actions.
By pointing to avidyā as the seed of karmic bondage, it supports the Narada Purana’s broader message that devotion to the Supreme (especially Viṣṇu-bhakti) purifies the mind, weakens ignorance, and thereby loosens karma’s control over the guṇas.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented: observe how guṇas shift due to prior karma and counteract ignorance through disciplined study (svādhyāya), right conduct, and worship practices emphasized in Narada Purana rituals.