Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
एवं बहुविधक्लेशाः पापिनो यांति नारद । क्रोशंतश्च रुदन्तश्च म्लायंतश्चैव पापिनः ॥ ११ ॥
evaṃ bahuvidhakleśāḥ pāpino yāṃti nārada | krośaṃtaśca rudantaśca mlāyaṃtaścaiva pāpinaḥ || 11 ||
Wahai Nārada, demikianlah para pendosa berjalan terus, ditimpa beraneka derita—menjerit, menangis, dan layu tak berdaya; begitulah jalan kaum berdosa.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It underscores karmic inevitability: pāpa (sinful action) ripens into intense kleśa (suffering), driving the sinner toward painful post-death destinations, thereby urging a return to dharma and purification.
By contrasting the sinner’s misery with the implied alternative, it motivates turning away from pāpa and toward sattvic living and devotion—since bhakti to Bhagavān is traditionally taught as a purifier that redirects one from suffering-bound karma.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) to avoid pāpa that leads to severe kleśa.