Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Uttaraloka
Northern Higher World), Dharma–Adharma Viveka, and Adhyatma-Prashna (Prelude
यदि सत्कारमिच्छंति तिर्यग्योनिषु चापरे । क्षीणायुषस्तथा चान्ये नश्यन्ति पृथिवीतले ॥ १७ ॥
yadi satkāramicchaṃti tiryagyoniṣu cāpare | kṣīṇāyuṣastathā cānye naśyanti pṛthivītale || 17 ||
ചിലർ സത്കാരം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് തിര്യക് യോനികളിലേക്കു വീഴുന്നു; മറ്റുചിലർ ആയുസ്സ് ക്ഷീണിച്ച് ഭൂമിതലത്തിൽ തന്നേ നശിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that craving for worldly honor (satkāra) fuels saṃsāra: it can degrade the jīva into lower births and also bring premature loss of human opportunity through shortened lifespan.
Bhakti redirects the need for recognition toward pleasing Bhagavan rather than society; by giving up satkāra-lobha (hunger for praise), the heart becomes fit for humility, remembrance, and steady devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga technicality is taught; the practical takeaway is dharma-śikṣā (ethical discipline): restraining pride and desire for status to protect one’s human birth and spiritual progress.