Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
स्वभावतो जनस्यास्य ह्यविद्याकामकर्मसु । प्रवर्त्तते मतिर्वत्स कथं तेऽलौकिकी कृतिः ॥ ४७ ॥
svabhāvato janasyāsya hyavidyākāmakarmasu | pravarttate matirvatsa kathaṃ te'laukikī kṛtiḥ || 47 ||
വത്സാ, സ്വഭാവതഃ ജനങ്ങളുടെ മതി അവിദ്യ, കാമം, കർമം എന്നിവിലേക്കാണ് പ്രവൃത്തിക്കുന്നത്; എങ്കിൽ നിന്റെ ഈ ലോകാതീതമായ ചര്യ എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായി?
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights a core Moksha-Dharma insight: the ordinary mind naturally gravitates to avidyā (misunderstanding), kāma (craving), and karma (compulsive doing). Spiritual life begins by noticing this tendency and seeking a higher, alaukika (transcendent) orientation.
By contrasting worldly impulses with “alaukikī kṛtiḥ,” the verse implies the need for a power that lifts the mind beyond desire-driven action. In the Narada tradition, steady Vishnu-bhakti redirects attention from kāma and karma toward remembrance, surrender, and purified action.
No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a psychological and soteriological observation used to ground later instruction on discipline, detachment, and higher knowledge.