Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
तानि पुष्पाणि कानिचिदफलानि कानिचित्फलहेतुभूतानि तेषु पुष्पेषु वृद्धभावेषु सत्सु तत्पुष्पमूलतस्तुषोत्पत्तिर्जायते तेषु तुषु भोक्तॄणां प्राणिनां संस्कारसामग्रीवशाद्धिमरश्मिकिरणासन्नतया तदोषधिरसस्तुषांतः प्रविश्य क्षीरभावं समेत्य स्वकाले तंडुलाकारतामुपगम्य प्राणिनां भोगसंस्कारवशात्संवत्सरे फलिनः स्युः ॥ ३ ॥
tāni puṣpāṇi kānicidaphalāni kānicitphalahetubhūtāni teṣu puṣpeṣu vṛddhabhāveṣu satsu tatpuṣpamūlatastuṣotpattirjāyate teṣu tuṣu bhoktṝṇāṃ prāṇināṃ saṃskārasāmagrīvaśāddhimaraśmikiraṇāsannatayā tadoṣadhirasastuṣāṃtaḥ praviśya kṣīrabhāvaṃ sametya svakāle taṃḍulākāratāmupagamya prāṇināṃ bhogasaṃskāravaśātsaṃvatsare phalinaḥ syuḥ || 3 ||
Entre essas flores, algumas são estéreis e outras tornam-se a própria causa do fruto. Quando as flores amadurecem, surge a casca (tuṣa) a partir da fonte-raiz dessa flor. Então, dentro dessa casca, pela força dos saṃskāras dos seres que irão consumir e pelas condições necessárias, e pela proximidade dos raios do sol, a seiva da planta penetra na casca, assume um estado leitoso e, no devido tempo, toma a forma de um grão semelhante ao arroz. Assim, conforme os saṃskāras ligados ao desfrute dos seres, em um ano tornam-se frutíferas.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It links outward nature (flower, husk, grain, fruit) with inner causality—saṃskāra (latent impressions) and conditions—showing that results manifest when time, energy (sunlight), and prior causes align.
Indirectly, it supports a bhakti worldview by emphasizing orderly causation under cosmic law: just as fruit arises from proper conditions, devotion ripens into spiritual “fruit” when sustained with right saṃskāras, discipline, and timely practice.
It reflects a Vedic-science mode of explanation akin to Jyotiṣa/seasonal timing and natural observation: sunlight (raśmi), time (sva-kāla), and annual cycles (saṃvatsara) are treated as key determinants in maturation and yield.