Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
विधत्ते जीवभोगार्थं वपूंषि करणानि च । सृजत्यादो कालतत्त्वं नानाशक्तिमयी च सा ॥ ४६ ॥
vidhatte jīvabhogārthaṃ vapūṃṣi karaṇāni ca | sṛjatyādo kālatattvaṃ nānāśaktimayī ca sā || 46 ||
जीवाच्या भोगासाठी (सुख-दुःख अनुभवासाठी) ती देह व इंद्रिये घडविते; आणि आदौच काळतत्त्व निर्माण करते—ती नानाशक्तिमयी देवी आहे।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames embodied life as a structured field of experience: bodies and faculties are ‘ordained’ so the jīva can undergo karmic results, while Time (kāla-tattva) is presented as a primordial ordering power that makes change, maturation, and fruition of karma possible.
By identifying Time and the manifold powers that govern embodiment, the verse implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in the transcendent Lord beyond these powers; bhakti becomes the means to relate to what is higher than prakṛti, karma, and time-bound experience.
The verse foregrounds kāla (time) as a foundational principle—relevant to Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/time-reckoning) and ritual timing—since understanding time-cycles supports correct observance of rites, vratas, and calendrical disciplines.