Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
येयं क्षेत्रज्ञशक्तिः सा चेष्टिता नृप कर्मजा । असारभूते संसारे प्रोक्ता तत्र महामते ॥ ३८ ॥
yeyaṃ kṣetrajñaśaktiḥ sā ceṣṭitā nṛpa karmajā | asārabhūte saṃsāre proktā tatra mahāmate || 38 ||
Năng lực của “Kẻ Biết Cánh Đồng” (kṣetrajña) ấy được gọi là ceṣṭā—tức sự vận hành, hỡi bậc quân vương—và nó phát sinh từ nghiệp. Điều ấy được giảng dạy trong cõi luân hồi vốn không bền chắc, hỡi người đại trí.
Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada; addressing the listener as ‘nṛpa’ per the verse’s vocative style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It distinguishes the witnessing Self (kṣetrajña) from the sense of doership: what appears as ‘activity’ is karma-born and belongs to saṃsāra, which is described as lacking true essence—pointing the seeker toward detachment and liberation.
By showing that worldly agency is karma-driven and unstable, it supports bhakti as surrender: offering actions to Bhagavan and loosening identification with doership, which steadies the mind for remembrance and devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a Moksha-Dharma/Vedāntic point about karma-born agency and the kṣetrajña (Self).