Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
यतीर्नां निन्दतं चैव स्वर्णस्तेयसमं स्मृतम् । भक्ष्याणां चापहरणं धान्यानां हरणं तथा ॥ ३९ ॥
yatīrnāṃ nindataṃ caiva svarṇasteyasamaṃ smṛtam | bhakṣyāṇāṃ cāpaharaṇaṃ dhānyānāṃ haraṇaṃ tathā || 39 ||
യതിമാരെ നിന്ദിക്കുന്നതും സ്വർണ്ണമോഷണത്തോടു തുല്യമെന്ന് സ്മൃതിയിൽ പറയുന്നു. അതുപോലെ ഭക്ഷ്യവസ്തുക്കൾ അപഹരിക്കുകയും ധാന്യം കവർന്നെടുക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നതും (ഗുരുപാപം) ആകുന്നു.
Narada (teaching dharma classifications, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It equates “nindā” (malicious reviling) of renunciants with a major theft, teaching that harming the spiritually dedicated through speech is a serious adharma with heavy karmic weight.
Bhakti is guarded by purity of speech and respect for sādhus; avoiding criticism of yatis supports humility and sattva—foundational qualities for steady devotion to Vishnu.
Not a Vedanga technique directly; it highlights applied dharma-śāstra reasoning—grading actions by their karmic severity (e.g., treating slander and certain thefts as equivalent major offenses).