Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यंति स्वं धातुमुपयाति च । लोकयात्राविधातश्च दानधर्मफलागमे ॥ ४१ ॥
ānupūrvyā vinaśyaṃti svaṃ dhātumupayāti ca | lokayātrāvidhātaśca dānadharmaphalāgame || 41 ||
Elas perecem em devida sequência e retornam ao seu próprio elemento constitutivo; e o Ordenador do curso do mundo faz frutificar os resultados que nascem da caridade (dāna) e da reta conduta (dharma).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It asserts an ordered cosmic law: embodied beings dissolve sequentially back into their elemental basis, while the universe’s moral economy is governed so that charity and dharma inevitably yield their corresponding results.
By emphasizing a divinely regulated order behind life and karmic outcomes, it supports bhakti as trusting surrender to the cosmic Governor—performing dāna and dharma as offerings, knowing their fruits are administered by higher ordinance.
A practical karma-phala principle relevant to Dharmaśāstra practice: actions like dāna and righteous conduct are not random in outcome but follow a regulated causality—useful for guiding ritual giving, vows, and ethical duties.