Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
ततः श्वानो विद्धदेहा भवेयुर्दशजन्मसु । आशताब्दं विट्कृमयः सर्पा द्वादशजन्मसु ॥ ५७ ॥
tataḥ śvāno viddhadehā bhaveyurdaśajanmasu | āśatābdaṃ viṭkṛmayaḥ sarpā dvādaśajanmasu || 57 ||
Sesudah itu mereka lahir sebagai anjing dengan tubuh yang tersiksa selama sepuluh kelahiran; selama seratus tahun menjadi cacing dalam kotoran, lalu lahir sebagai ular selama dua belas kelahiran.
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It emphasizes pāpa-phala (the fruition of wrongdoing): unethical actions can lead to painful, degrading rebirths, warning the listener to choose dharma and purification to avoid saṃsāra’s lower states.
By showing the severity of karmic downfall, it implicitly points to bhakti and righteous living as protective disciplines—turning the mind toward Hari/Vishnu and dharma to avoid such transmigration.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharma-śikṣā on karma and rebirth that would guide ethical conduct and expiatory practices (prāyaścitta) in ritual life.