Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
गुणतस्त्रिविधा सापि प्रोक्ता कर्मानुसारतः । महत्तत्तवादहंकारो जातः संरंभवृत्तिमान् ॥ ६७ ॥
guṇatastrividhā sāpi proktā karmānusārataḥ | mahattattavādahaṃkāro jātaḥ saṃraṃbhavṛttimān || 67 ||
Эта природа (пракрити) также называется тройственной по гунам и описывается как действующая согласно карме. Из принципа Махат (космического разума) рождается ахамкара — чувство «я», наделённое побуждением к самоутверждающей деятельности.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It explains how individuality (ahaṃkāra) arises from cosmic intelligence (Mahat) under the conditioning of guṇas and karma—showing the metaphysical root of bondage and the need to transcend ego for liberation.
By identifying ahaṃkāra as the self-assertive impulse born from prakṛtic evolution, the verse implies that bhakti refines and dissolves egoic agency, redirecting action from ‘I do’ to surrender and service to the Divine.
It supports a technical, analytical framework (tattva-vicāra akin to Sāṅkhya reasoning) used in śāstric study—helpful for precise interpretation in disciplines like Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā where causality, agency, and karma are carefully defined.