Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च साम्यमुद्दिष्टमेतयोः । शङ्खचक्रधरं शान्तं नारायणमनामयम् ॥ ४० ॥
pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca sāmyamuddiṣṭametayoḥ | śaṅkhacakradharaṃ śāntaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam || 40 ||
Dalam pravṛtti (keterlibatan dalam tindakan) dan nivṛtti (penarikan diri), telah ditunjukkan suatu kesamaan yang hakiki. Kesamaan itu ialah Nārāyaṇa—tenang dan bebas dari derita—yang memegang sangkha dan cakra.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that both paths—active life (pravṛtti) and renunciation (nivṛtti)—share the same ultimate essence: realization and refuge in peaceful, flawless Nārāyaṇa.
By identifying Nārāyaṇa as the common ground of both life-paths, it implies that bhakti to Vishnu can sanctify action and also perfect renunciation, making devotion the unifying spiritual orientation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is doctrinal: align either ritual/action or renunciation with contemplation of Nārāyaṇa (śaṅkha-cakra-dhara) as the stable focus.