Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
यातनास्वासु सर्वासु पच्यन्ते वै पृथक् पृथक् । ततश्च विष्टाकृमयः कल्पानामेकविंशतिम् ॥ १२७ ॥
yātanāsvāsu sarvāsu pacyante vai pṛthak pṛthak | tataśca viṣṭākṛmayaḥ kalpānāmekaviṃśatim || 127 ||
ആ എല്ലാ യാതനകളിലും അവർ ഓരോരുത്തരായി വേർതിരിച്ച് ദഹിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് അവർ വിസ്തയിലെ കൃമികളായി ഇരുപത്തൊന്ന് കല്പങ്ങൾ കഴിയുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It emphasizes karmic inevitability: each being experiences tailored consequences (pṛthak pṛthak) for wrongdoing, underscoring the urgency of dharma, restraint, and purification.
By illustrating the terror of consequences for pāpa, it indirectly drives the seeker toward refuge in Vishnu-bhakti and dharmic living as protective, purifying disciplines that prevent downfall.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline and prāyaścitta-oriented conduct consistent with Dharmaśāstra traditions referenced across Purāṇic teaching.