Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
महीतलं च संप्राप्य भवंति स्थावरादयः । नारद उवाच । भगवन्संशयो जातो मच्चेतसि दयानिधे ॥ ५५ ॥
mahītalaṃ ca saṃprāpya bhavaṃti sthāvarādayaḥ | nārada uvāca | bhagavansaṃśayo jāto maccetasi dayānidhe || 55 ||
ഭൂതലത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ച് അവർ വൃക്ഷലതാദികളായ സ്ഥിരജീവികളായി മാറുന്നു. നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, ഹേ ദയാനിധേ, എന്റെ ചിത്തത്തിൽ ഒരു സംശയം ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the karmic movement of the jīva through lower forms (such as plant-life) and frames the teaching as a guru–disciple inquiry, where Nārada’s doubt becomes the doorway to clearer knowledge of saṃsāra and release.
By showing the gravity of saṃsāra (even descent into sthāvara forms), it implicitly motivates seeking a higher refuge; Nārada’s humble questioning is the devotional posture that precedes receiving liberating instruction (often culminating in Hari/Vishnu-bhakti in the Purāṇic teaching style).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is methodological—proper inquiry (praśna) to a compassionate teacher is essential before applying dharma, vrata, or mantra disciplines taught elsewhere in the Narada Purana.