Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
कुत्सितं मांसरक्ताद्यैर्देहं संप्राप्य यो नरः । संसारच्छेदकं विष्णुं न भजेत्सोऽतिपातकी ॥ ४५ ॥
kutsitaṃ māṃsaraktādyairdehaṃ saṃprāpya yo naraḥ | saṃsāracchedakaṃ viṣṇuṃ na bhajetso'tipātakī || 45 ||
कुत्सितं मांसरक्तादिसंहतं देहं प्राप्य यो नरः, संसारच्छेदकं विष्णुं न भजते, स एवातिपातकी भवति ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It frames human birth as a rare chance for liberation: since the body is perishable and impure, one should turn to Viṣṇu, the destroyer of saṃsāra; neglecting that purpose is treated as grave spiritual failure.
Bhakti is presented as direct refuge—'bhajet' (worship/serve) Viṣṇu—because devotion to the saṃsāra-cchedaka Lord is the practical means to cut bondage rather than remain trapped in bodily identification.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual prioritization: use embodied life for Viṣṇu-upāsanā aimed at mokṣa.