Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
ततो यमभटैर्बद्धो महादंष्ट्राभयंकरैः । अनेकक्लेशसंपन्नमार्गेणाप्तो यमांतिकम् । दंष्ट्राकरालवदनमपश्यं समवर्तिनम् ॥ ६६ ॥
tato yamabhaṭairbaddho mahādaṃṣṭrābhayaṃkaraiḥ | anekakleśasaṃpannamārgeṇāpto yamāṃtikam | daṃṣṭrākarālavadanamapaśyaṃ samavartinam || 66 ||
Entonces fui atado por los servidores de Yama (yama-bhaṭas), terribles por sus enormes colmillos; por un sendero colmado de múltiples tormentos me llevaron ante Yama; y allí vi a Samavartin, Señor de la Muerte, con el rostro espantoso y los colmillos salientes.
Narrator (a jīva describing the post-death experience; within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It underscores karma-phala: after death, the unpurified soul may be seized by Yamabhaṭas and led through painful states to face Yama, highlighting the urgency of dharma, repentance, and devotion before death.
By portraying the terror of Yama’s realm, the verse implicitly motivates refuge in Bhagavān (especially Vishnu-bhakti taught throughout the Purva Bhaga) as the fear-dissolving path that purifies karma and steadies the mind at death.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) and corrective practice (prāyaścitta/vrata) to avert painful post-death consequences described in Purāṇic dharma sections.