Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
स्वमांसभोजिनो नित्यं भक्षमाणाः श्वभिस्तु ते । नरकेषु समस्तेषु प्रत्येकं ह्यब्दवासिनः ॥ ८४ ॥
svamāṃsabhojino nityaṃ bhakṣamāṇāḥ śvabhistu te | narakeṣu samasteṣu pratyekaṃ hyabdavāsinaḥ || 84 ||
الذين يأكلون لحم أنفسهم تلتهمهم الكلاب على الدوام؛ وفي كل جحيم من الجحيمات يمكثون سنةً كاملةً في كل واحدٍ منها.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that extreme adharma leads to severe karmic retribution, emphasizing ethical restraint and the inevitability of karma-phala.
By contrasting the misery caused by sin with the safety of dharmic life, it indirectly urges a turn toward Vishnu-bhakti and righteous conduct as protection from karmic downfall.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharma-śikṣā (moral instruction) about karmic consequences rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.