Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम् । यो देवः सर्वलोकानामंतरात्मा जगन्मयः । सर्वकर्मफलं भुक्ते परिपूर्णः सनातनः ॥ ७० ॥
avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham | yo devaḥ sarvalokānāmaṃtarātmā jaganmayaḥ | sarvakarmaphalaṃ bhukte paripūrṇaḥ sanātanaḥ || 70 ||
മനുഷ്യൻ ചെയ്ത ശുഭമോ അശുഭമോ ആയ കർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ഫലം അവശ്യം അനുഭവിക്കേണ്ടതുതന്നെ. സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളുടെ അന്തരാത്മാവായി ജഗദ്വ്യാപിയായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ആ ദേവൻ—സനാതന പരിപൂർണ്ണൻ—സകല കർമ്മഫലഭോഗവും അനുഭവിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It teaches karma-niyati (the inevitability of karmic fruition) while grounding it in the presence of the Antaratman—the all-pervading Lord who governs the moral order and ensures that actions ripen into results.
By identifying the inner ruler as the Deva pervading all worlds, it supports bhakti as surrender to the Lord’s governance: devotion purifies intention and action, aligning one’s karma with dharma and turning the mind toward the eternal, complete Reality.
No single Vedanga is explicitly taught, but the verse presupposes dharma-śāstra logic—right action and its consequences—useful for ritual ethics (kalpa) and disciplined conduct that supports spiritual progress.