Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

कुरुते सूक्ष्मकरणभुवनोत्पत्तिमंजसा । कर्त्तोपादानकरणैर्विना कार्ये न दृश्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

kurute sūkṣmakaraṇabhuvanotpattimaṃjasā | karttopādānakaraṇairvinā kārye na dṛśyate || 42 ||

Translation

Điều ấy dễ dàng giải thích sự phát sinh của các khí cụ vi tế và các thế giới; nhưng trong bất cứ quả nào cũng không hề thấy xảy ra nếu thiếu tác nhân, nhân vật chất và phương tiện công cụ.

Word by Word

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सूक्ष्म-करण-भुवन-उत्पत्तिम्: the creation/production of subtle instruments and worlds
• सूक्ष्म-करण-भुवन-उत्पत्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक) + करण (प्रातिपदिक) + भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (the production of subtle instruments and worlds)

• अञ्जसा: easily/straightaway
• अञ्जसा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कर्तृ-उपादान-करणैः: with agent, material cause, and instruments
• कर्तृ-उपादान-करणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + उपादान (प्रातिपदिक) + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (agent, material cause, and instrument)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana/Exclusion (अपादान/वर्जन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वर्जनार्थ (exclusion)

• कार्ये: in/with regard to an effect (a product)
• कार्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a guru–disciple dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches a disciplined view of causality: effects (including subtle faculties and cosmic realms) arise only when agency, material basis, and operative means are all present—supporting clear discrimination (viveka) in spiritual inquiry.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing that outcomes require proper causes and means, it indirectly supports bhakti-sādhana: devotion bears fruit when the devotee (kartṛ) engages the right means (karaṇa) with the proper foundation (upādāna), such as right understanding and disciplined practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, reasoning-oriented approach used alongside Vedanga learning—clarifying causal categories (agent, material cause, instruments) that underpin systematic study, debate, and correct application of Vedic disciplines.