Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation
अहंकारो भवेद्यस्य तस्य नाशोऽतिवेगतः । असूयाविष्टमनसस्तस्य राज्ञः परैः सह ॥ ३१ ॥
ahaṃkāro bhavedyasya tasya nāśo'tivegataḥ | asūyāviṣṭamanasastasya rājñaḥ paraiḥ saha || 31 ||
Pour le roi en qui naît l’ahaṅkāra, la ruine survient avec une extrême rapidité. Et pour le roi dont l’esprit est saisi par l’envie, la destruction vient aussi avec ses ennemis.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It warns that inner faults—especially ahaṃkāra (ego) and asūyā (envy)—rapidly destroy both worldly stability and spiritual clarity; self-mastery is presented as the root of dharma.
Bhakti requires humility and a non-envious heart; ego and jealousy block surrender to Bhagavan and turn the mind outward into rivalry rather than devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is nīti for rāja-dharma—governing begins with disciplining the mind.