Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
यतो जातमिदं विश्वं यतश्चैतन्यमश्नुते । यस्मिंश्च विलयं याति स संसारस्य मोचकः ॥ ५० ॥
yato jātamidaṃ viśvaṃ yataścaitanyamaśnute | yasmiṃśca vilayaṃ yāti sa saṃsārasya mocakaḥ || 50 ||
Dia yang daripadanya alam semesta ini lahir, daripadanya ia memperoleh kesedaran, dan ke dalam-Nya ia akhirnya lenyap—Dialah pembebas daripada saṃsāra, putaran kewujudan duniawi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines the Supreme as the single ground of origin, sentience, and dissolution of the cosmos, and identifies realizing That Supreme as the direct means to freedom from saṃsāra.
By pointing to one ultimate Lord/Reality as the cause and end of all, it supports one-pointed devotion: surrendering to and contemplating the Supreme as the liberator who alone can release the devotee from worldly bondage.
No specific Vedāṅga practice (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Kalpa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the verse is primarily Vedānta-oriented, emphasizing metaphysical discernment of the Supreme cause.