Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
प्रकाशान्व यतस्तस्माद्वोधकानि भवन्ति हि । राजसाञ्च क्रियाहेतोस्तथा कर्मेंद्रियाणि तु ॥ ७० ॥
prakāśānva yatastasmādvodhakāni bhavanti hi | rājasāñca kriyāhetostathā karmeṃdriyāṇi tu || 70 ||
ஒளியின் தொடர்பு இருப்பதால் அவை அறிவை உணர்த்தும் கருவிகளாகின்றன. மேலும் ரஜஸ் செயற்பாட்டின் காரணமாதலால், அதிலிருந்தே கர்மேந்திரியங்கள் தோன்றுகின்றன.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links inner illumination with true knowledge and shows that restless rajas drives outward action—implying that spiritual progress requires cultivating clarity (illumination) and regulating rājasa impulses.
By distinguishing knowledge-producing faculties from action-driven faculties, it supports bhakti-sādhana: steady, illumined understanding of the Lord and disciplined control of action so that karma becomes service rather than agitation.
A technical, śāstra-like classification of cognition vs. action (bodhaka vs. karmendriya) and their guṇa-based causality—useful for self-discipline, ritual purity of conduct, and focused study (svādhyāya).