Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
अधःशीर्षोर्ध्वपादाश्च कीलिताः स्तम्भकद्वये । ध्रूम्रपानरता नित्यं तिष्ठन्त्याब्रह्मवत्सरम् ॥ १०१ ॥
adhaḥśīrṣordhvapādāśca kīlitāḥ stambhakadvaye | dhrūmrapānaratā nityaṃ tiṣṭhantyābrahmavatsaram || 101 ||
La tête en bas et les pieds en l’air, ils sont cloués à deux piliers; sans cesse adonnés à la fumée, ils demeurent ainsi jusqu’à la fin d’une année de Brahmā.
Narada (teaching in a didactic description of karmic परिणाम/hellish consequences)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It underscores karmic accountability: persistent indulgence in harmful, tamasic habits leads to prolonged suffering, urging self-restraint and purification.
By depicting the gravity of unwholesome conduct, it indirectly motivates turning toward sattva, repentance, and sustained devotion—classically framed in the Purana as taking refuge in Hari/Vishnu through disciplined living.
Not a direct Vedanga lesson; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric ethics—avoid addictive practices, cultivate śauca (purity) and niyama (discipline) as foundations for higher sādhana.