Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
आत्मानं घातयेद्यस्तु रज्ज्वादिभिरुपक्रमैः । मृते मेध्येन लेत्पव्यो जीवतो द्विशतं दमः ॥ १९ ॥
ātmānaṃ ghātayedyastu rajjvādibhirupakramaiḥ | mṛte medhyena letpavyo jīvato dviśataṃ damaḥ || 19 ||
But whoever kills himself by means such as a rope and the like—if he has died, his body should be disposed of after being smeared with a purifying substance; if he is still alive, he should be fined two hundred (paṇas/damas).
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada, within Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It treats self-killing as an adharma act requiring social-ritual response: purification procedures for the dead and a deterrent penalty for the living, reinforcing dharma and communal order.
Indirectly: by prohibiting self-destruction and prescribing corrective measures, it supports the dharmic foundation on which steady sādhana and Viṣṇu-bhakti are sustained.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the instruction about purification/handling of the dead, reflecting applied dharma and śauca (ritual purity) norms.