Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
ईश्वराख्यं तु तत्तत्त्वं प्रोक्तं सर्वार्थकर्तृकम् । यत्र क्रिया हि न्यग्भूता ज्ञानाख्योद्रेकमश्नुते ॥ ३३ ॥
īśvarākhyaṃ tu tattattvaṃ proktaṃ sarvārthakartṛkam | yatra kriyā hi nyagbhūtā jñānākhyodrekamaśnute || 33 ||
तेच तत्त्व ‘ईश्वर-तत्त्व’ म्हणून सांगितले आहे—जे सर्व अर्थांचे कर्ते आहे. जिथे क्रिया गौण होते, तिथे ज्ञानाचा उद्रेक (प्रधानता) प्रकट होतो.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines Īśvara-tattva as the governing principle that fulfills all human aims, and marks the spiritual turning-point where liberating knowledge becomes primary and ritual action becomes secondary.
By centering reality on Īśvara, it supports devotion as God-oriented practice; yet it also implies that mature devotion culminates in God-knowledge (jñāna) where external acts serve as supports rather than the main means.
The verse reflects the Vedantic use of śāstra-vicāra (scriptural discernment) to rank means: karma (ritual procedures supported by Kalpa and related Vedāṅgas) is valid but ultimately subordinate to jñāna for realizing Īśvara-tattva.