Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
क्लिन्नदंतांतरः सर्वैः परिभूतः स नागरैः । संमानेन परां हानिं योगर्द्धेः कुरुते यतः ॥ ३७ ॥
klinnadaṃtāṃtaraḥ sarvaiḥ paribhūtaḥ sa nāgaraiḥ | saṃmānena parāṃ hāniṃ yogarddheḥ kurute yataḥ || 37 ||
لأن ما بين أسنانه قد تلطّخ فبدا غير طاهر، ازدرى به أهل المدينة جميعًا؛ إذ إن مثل هذا الهوان يورث خسارة عظيمة في كمالات اليوغا وفي الازدهار والنعمة.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It teaches that negligence in basic purity and conduct can lead to social contempt, which in turn destabilizes the mind and undermines yogic progress—causing a serious decline in yogic attainment (yoga-ṛddhi).
Bhakti is sustained by humility and disciplined living; when one becomes careless and is dishonored, agitation and ego-injury arise, weakening steadiness in worship and remembrance—thereby harming one’s spiritual “prosperity.”
Indirectly it aligns with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa’s emphasis on disciplined practice and correct habits: external cleanliness and self-control support clear speech, mantra-recitation, and steadiness in sādhanā.