Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
वर्षेवाभ्रेण जनितं प्रधानपुरुषात्मना ॥ ८९ ॥
varṣevābhreṇa janitaṃ pradhānapuruṣātmanā || 89 ||
प्रधान व पुरुषस्वरूपातून हे उत्पन्न होते—जसे मेघातून वर्षा।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that manifested creation arises naturally from the conjunction of primordial matter (Pradhāna/Prakṛti) and consciousness (Puruṣa), just as rain issues from a cloud—an orderly, law-governed unfolding rather than randomness.
By distinguishing Prakṛti (the changing field) from Puruṣa (the witnessing consciousness), it supports devotion directed to the supreme conscious principle beyond material transformations—helping a devotee fix faith on the eternal rather than the transient.
The verse uses a precise cosmological analogy (rain–cloud) to communicate tattva-vicāra (principle-analysis), a foundational tool for scriptural interpretation and disciplined teaching method rather than a ritual instruction.