Shloka 16
The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
तस्य पापस्य संस्पर्शं नेच्छति यातना मम । तस्मादिमां महापापां भर्तुर्वचनलोपिनीम् ॥ १६ ॥
tasya pāpasya saṃsparśaṃ necchati yātanā mama | tasmādimāṃ mahāpāpāṃ bharturvacanalopinīm || 16 ||
ການລົງໂທດຂອງຂ້າບໍ່ປາດຖະນາຈະໄປສຳຜັດກັບບາບນັ້ນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງນໍາເອົານາງຜູ້ມີບາບໃຫຍ່ນີ້ ຜູ້ລະເມີດຄໍາສັ່ງຂອງຜົວ ອອກໄປ.
Narrative voice (Purana narrator within the Adhyaya; specific named speaker not explicit from this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It emphasizes that grave adharma—here framed as wilful violation of rightful authority—draws severe karmic consequence, and that even the instruments of punishment are portrayed as recoiling from such intense pāpa, underscoring the need for dharmic restraint and purification.
By highlighting the weight of pāpa and the fearsome nature of its results, the verse indirectly points to the necessity of śuddhi (purification) and dharma as supports for steady bhakti—since devotion in the Narada Purana is repeatedly taught as most fruitful when grounded in right conduct.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti: guarding speech and action against transgression to avoid pāpa that leads to yātanā.