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 ||
Aquele de quem este universo nasce, de quem recebe a consciência e em quem por fim se dissolve—Ele é o libertador do saṃsāra, o ciclo da existência mundana.
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.