Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
अत्युञ्चारोहणेनास्या नद्यां गर्भः पपात ह । तमुह्यमानं वेगेन वीचिमालापरिप्लुतम् ॥ १७ ॥
atyuñcārohaṇenāsyā nadyāṃ garbhaḥ papāta ha | tamuhyamānaṃ vegena vīcimālāpariplutam || 17 ||
Parce qu’elle avait grimpé trop brusquement, le fœtus tomba dans la rivière. Emporté par la violence du courant, il fut englouti, ceint d’une guirlande de vagues.
Suta (narrating the Purana dialogue, within the Moksha-Dharma story context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It underscores the fragility of embodied life and how sudden, uncontrolled actions can trigger irreversible consequences—prompting vairāgya (detachment) and carefulness in dharma-driven living.
By highlighting the insecurity of worldly supports, the narrative implicitly directs the mind toward śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in the Divine; in Moksha-Dharma settings, such shocks are used to turn the seeker toward steady remembrance and surrender.
No explicit Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (self-control and attentiveness), which supports sādhana and the steadiness required for mantra-japa and devotional observances.