Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
स तस्मिन्नाश्रमे तिष्ठेत्तद्धर्माननुपालयेत् । कृतान्यपि न कर्माणि बंधनाय भवंति हि ॥ ११५ ॥
sa tasminnāśrame tiṣṭhettaddharmānanupālayet | kṛtānyapi na karmāṇi baṃdhanāya bhavaṃti hi || 115 ||
وہ اسی آشرم میں قائم رہے اور اس کے دھرم کی پابندی کرے؛ کیونکہ اس دھرم کے مطابق کیے گئے اعمال بھی بندھن کا سبب نہیں بنتے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-oriented discipline of āśrama-dharma as presented in Book 1.3 context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It teaches that bondage is not caused merely by action, but by action disconnected from one’s rightful dharma; when one abides in one’s āśrama and follows its discipline, karma need not bind.
By emphasizing dutiful living without bondage, it supports bhakti as a way of sanctifying action—one performs prescribed duties as service, reducing ego-driven attachment that obstructs devotion.
The practical takeaway is dharma-application: rituals and duties (kalpa-oriented conduct) should be performed in accordance with one’s āśrama नियम (discipline), so that prescribed karma supports purification rather than binding desire.