Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
अंडजत्वेऽपि वाताशनामांसामेध्याद्यशनाश्च परपीडापरायणा नित्यं दुःखबहुला ग्राम्यपशुयोनिमागता अपि स्वजातिवियोगभारोद्वहनपाशादिबंधनताडनहलादिधारणादिसर्वदुःखान्यनुभवंति ॥ ६ ॥
aṃḍajatve'pi vātāśanāmāṃsāmedhyādyaśanāśca parapīḍāparāyaṇā nityaṃ duḥkhabahulā grāmyapaśuyonimāgatā api svajātiviyogabhārodvahanapāśādibaṃdhanatāḍanahalādidhāraṇādisarvaduḥkhānyanubhavaṃti || 6 ||
Mesmo quando nascem de ovos, alimentam-se de vento, de carne e de comidas impuras, inclinados a ferir outros seres. Sempre repletos de sofrimento, e mesmo quando alcançam o ventre dos animais domésticos, experimentam toda espécie de dor: separação dos de sua própria espécie, carregar fardos pesados, ser amarrados com cordas e semelhantes, ser espancados e obrigados a suportar arados e outras cargas.
Sage Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It highlights karmic retribution within saṃsāra: cruelty and impure, harmful tendencies lead to births marked by continual suffering and bondage, urging the aspirant toward dharma and compassion.
By exposing the harshness of lower births and worldly bondage, the verse indirectly motivates turning to Bhagavān through bhakti as a refuge from repeated suffering and as a purifier of violent tendencies.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as a dharma-ethical teaching supporting ahiṃsā and right conduct.