Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
न्याये च धर्मशिक्षायां पक्षपातं करोति यः । न तस्य निष्कृतिर्भूयः प्रायश्चित्तायुतैरपि ॥ ११९ ॥
nyāye ca dharmaśikṣāyāṃ pakṣapātaṃ karoti yaḥ | na tasya niṣkṛtirbhūyaḥ prāyaścittāyutairapi || 119 ||
Celui qui fait preuve de partialité dans l’exercice de la justice et dans l’enseignement du dharma n’a plus d’expiation possible, fût-ce par des dizaines de milliers de pénitences (prāyaścitta).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dharma-upadesha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It declares that bias in judgment and in teaching dharma is a grave breach of righteousness, so corrosive that ordinary expiations (prāyaścitta) cannot restore moral integrity once such trust is violated.
Bhakti rests on truthfulness and moral purity; partiality in dharma-teaching or justice distorts dharma itself, undermining the sincerity (śraddhā) required for genuine devotion and right conduct.
It points to dharma-śikṣā (authoritative instruction) and the disciplined application of rule-based judgment—skills tied to śāstra-based pedagogy and interpretive rigor (as in śikṣā and related śāstric teaching traditions), stressing impartial application rather than favoritism.