Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
लोभाद्यदि यतिर्विप्र तनुपोषपरो भवेत् । स चंडालसमो ज्ञेयो वर्णाश्रमविगर्हितः ॥ ९९ ॥
lobhādyadi yatirvipra tanupoṣaparo bhavet | sa caṃḍālasamo jñeyo varṇāśramavigarhitaḥ || 99 ||
হে বিপ্র! লোভবশে যদি কোনো যতি কেবল দেহপোষণ ও ভোগে আসক্ত হয়, তবে তাকে চাণ্ডালের সমান জেনে নাও—বর্ণাশ্রমধর্মে নিন্দিত।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It states that renunciation is judged by inner motive and conduct: when greed turns a yati toward bodily indulgence, his status becomes spiritually degraded and censured by varṇāśrama dharma.
By condemning greed-based self-indulgence, the verse indirectly supports bhakti and mokṣa-oriented life: devotion requires restraint and purity, not a life centered on feeding the ego through the body.
The verse chiefly reflects Dharmaśāstra-style application of varṇāśrama norms (right conduct and eligibility); it is not a technical Vedāṅga teaching like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.