Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
सनत्कुमार उवाच । श्रृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि तंत्रं भागवतं तव । यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमलया भक्त्या साधयेद्विष्णुमव्ययम् ॥ १२ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | śrṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi taṃtraṃ bhāgavataṃ tava | yajjñātvā'malayā bhaktyā sādhayedviṣṇumavyayam || 12 ||
善达库玛罗说道：听着，哦那罗陀；我将为你宣说《薄伽梵坦特罗》。了知此法者，能以无垢的奉爱（bhakti）证得不坏的毗湿奴。
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces Sanatkumāra’s instruction to Nārada: a Bhāgavata (Vishnu-centered) teaching whose purpose is direct realization of the imperishable Viṣṇu through pure devotion.
Bhakti is presented as “amala” (stainless and undistracted). The verse implies that correct understanding of the Lord’s teaching (tantra) ripens into such purity, by which Viṣṇu is ‘sādhya’—attained/realized.
The verse frames a structured “tantra” (systematic doctrine), aligning with Book 1.3’s technical orientation: knowledge is organized as an applied method leading to a defined spiritual result (Viṣṇu-realization), rather than as mere theory.