Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
क्लिन्नदंतांतरः सर्वैः परिभूतः स नागरैः । संमानेन परां हानिं योगर्द्धेः कुरुते यतः ॥ ३७ ॥
klinnadaṃtāṃtaraḥ sarvaiḥ paribhūtaḥ sa nāgaraiḥ | saṃmānena parāṃ hāniṃ yogarddheḥ kurute yataḥ || 37 ||
Les interstices de ses dents étant souillés, paraissant impur, il est méprisé par tous les gens de la cité ; car une telle disgrâce entraîne une grande perte des accomplissements du yoga et de la prospérité.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It teaches that negligence in basic purity and conduct can lead to social contempt, which in turn destabilizes the mind and undermines yogic progress—causing a serious decline in yogic attainment (yoga-ṛddhi).
Bhakti is sustained by humility and disciplined living; when one becomes careless and is dishonored, agitation and ego-injury arise, weakening steadiness in worship and remembrance—thereby harming one’s spiritual “prosperity.”
Indirectly it aligns with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa’s emphasis on disciplined practice and correct habits: external cleanliness and self-control support clear speech, mantra-recitation, and steadiness in sādhanā.