Shloka 54
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
न होष क्षयतां याति सोम: सुरगणैर्यथा । कम्पितः पतते भूमिं पुनश्चैवाधिरोहति
na hoṣa kṣayatāṃ yāti somaḥ suragaṇair yathā | kampitaḥ patate bhūmiṃ punaś caivādhirohati ||
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ଦେବଗଣ ଯେପରି ଅମୃତ ପାନ କରି ସୋମଚନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ କ୍ଷୀଣ କରନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ସୂର୍ୟଙ୍କ କ୍ଷୟ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ। ଧୂମମାର୍ଗରେ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଲୋକକୁ ଯାଇଥିବା ଜୀବ, କର୍ମପୁଣ୍ୟର ଭୋଗ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ କମ୍ପିତ ହୋଇ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ପତିତ ହୁଏ; ଏବଂ ନୂତନ କର୍ମଫଳ ଭୋଗିବା ପାଇଁ ପୁଣି ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଲୋକକୁ ଆରୋହଣ କରେ। ତେଣୁ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଲୋକପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆବାଗମନରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heavenly attainments such as reaching the Moon-world are temporary: when the merit that produced them is exhausted, the soul returns to earth and re-enters the cycle of rebirth. Therefore, such destinations do not constitute liberation from saṃsāra.
Nārada explains a cosmological-ethical point: unlike the Moon, which is described as waning under divine consumption, the Sun is not diminished; and a being who reaches the lunar realm via the ‘path of smoke’ eventually falls back to earth once karmic enjoyment ends, then ascends again through new karma—showing repeated coming and going.