Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
गुणतस्त्रिविधा सापि प्रोक्ता कर्मानुसारतः । महत्तत्तवादहंकारो जातः संरंभवृत्तिमान् ॥ ६७ ॥
guṇatastrividhā sāpi proktā karmānusārataḥ | mahattattavādahaṃkāro jātaḥ saṃraṃbhavṛttimān || 67 ||
彼自然(prakṛti)亦被说为随古那而三分,并被描述为依业(karma)而运作。由摩诃(Mahat,宇宙大智)之理,生起我慢(ahaṃkāra)——“我”的意识——具足自我张扬之行动冲动。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It explains how individuality (ahaṃkāra) arises from cosmic intelligence (Mahat) under the conditioning of guṇas and karma—showing the metaphysical root of bondage and the need to transcend ego for liberation.
By identifying ahaṃkāra as the self-assertive impulse born from prakṛtic evolution, the verse implies that bhakti refines and dissolves egoic agency, redirecting action from ‘I do’ to surrender and service to the Divine.
It supports a technical, analytical framework (tattva-vicāra akin to Sāṅkhya reasoning) used in śāstric study—helpful for precise interpretation in disciplines like Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā where causality, agency, and karma are carefully defined.