Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
दन्तास्थिकेशनखरान्ये त्यज्यन्त्यमरालये । जले वा भुक्तशेषं च तेषां पापफलं श्रृणु ॥ १०३ ॥
dantāsthikeśanakharānye tyajyantyamarālaye | jale vā bhuktaśeṣaṃ ca teṣāṃ pāpaphalaṃ śrṛṇu || 103 ||
Höre von den sündhaften Folgen, die jene treffen, die Zähne, Knochen, Haare und Nägel in einem Tempel wegwerfen oder Essensreste ins Wasser werfen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It frames cleanliness (śauca) as a spiritual discipline: sacred spaces and sacred waters are to be protected from impurity, and careless acts there generate pāpa (harmful karmic results).
Bhakti is expressed not only through worship but also through reverent conduct—maintaining purity in the deity’s abode and not defiling water used for ritual life is presented as a practical form of devotion.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual discipline (rules of conduct for sacred places) and the broader śauca framework used in Dharma-śāstric practice—what to avoid in temples and near water sources.