Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
ततः प्रभृति वायुवशाच्चैतन्याभावेऽपि मातुरुह्ये दुःसहतापल्केशतयैकत्र स्थातुमशक्यत्वाद् भ्रमति ॥ ११ ॥
tataḥ prabhṛti vāyuvaśāccaitanyābhāve'pi māturuhye duḥsahatāpalkeśatayaikatra sthātumaśakyatvād bhramati || 11 ||
Từ thời điểm đó trở đi, bị thúc đẩy bởi sức gió, mặc dù chưa có ý thức, nó trôi dạt trong tử cung; bởi vì, do sức nóng không thể chịu đựng nổi và sự cọ xát của lông tóc, nó không thể ở yên một chỗ.
Narada (narrating/teaching in the Purva-bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights the helplessness and suffering inherent in embodied existence, urging dispassion (vairagya) and a turn toward liberation (moksha) rather than attachment to repeated birth.
By emphasizing the misery and lack of control in samsara—even before birth—the verse supports the Purana’s broader thrust that taking refuge in Bhagavan (especially Vishnu-bhakti) is the reliable means to transcend repeated embodiment.
No specific Vedanga procedure is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharmic-philosophical reflection used in Purana narratives to cultivate detachment and readiness for disciplines like japa, vrata, and devotional worship.