Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
यस्माद् दैवं हि साधुनां रक्षिता दुष्टशिक्षिता । ततो नरैरस्वतन्त्रैः किं कार्यं साध्यते वद ॥ ५७ ॥
yasmād daivaṃ hi sādhunāṃ rakṣitā duṣṭaśikṣitā | tato narairasvatantraiḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ sādhyate vada || 57 ||
ദൈവം തന്നെയാണ് സജ്ജനരെ രക്ഷിക്കുകയും ദുഷ്ടരെ ശിക്ഷിച്ച് ശാസിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നത്; അപ്പോൾ യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്വതന്ത്രരല്ലാത്ത മനുഷ്യർ കൊണ്ട് ഏതു കാര്യം സിദ്ധിക്കും? പറയുക.
Narada (as the questioning sage in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse emphasizes daiva as the higher ordering principle that safeguards sādhus and corrects the wicked, encouraging humility, surrender, and freedom from egoistic doership.
By highlighting human dependence and daiva’s governance, it naturally supports bhakti as reliance on the Divine rather than pride in personal control—cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati) and trust in the Lord’s protection.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment—act according to dharma while accepting results as governed by daiva.