Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
क्षारो दपानं भ्रमणं तथा क्रकचदारणम् । पुरीषलेपनं चैव पुरीषस्य च भोजनम् ॥ ९ ॥
kṣāro dapānaṃ bhramaṇaṃ tathā krakacadāraṇam | purīṣalepanaṃ caiva purīṣasya ca bhojanam || 9 ||
ക്ഷാരം കുടിക്കുക, അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുക, വാളുകൊണ്ട് അറുക്കപ്പെടുക, മലം പുരട്ടുക, മലം തന്നെ ഭക്ഷിക്കുക എന്നിവ അനുഭവിക്കേണ്ടിവരും.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, describing consequences of adharmic conduct)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It warns that adharma is not merely a social fault but a karmic cause leading to severe suffering; the imagery functions as a deterrent and a call to purify conduct through dharma.
By stressing the terror of karmic downfall, the text indirectly urges refuge in sattvic living and devotion—since steady bhakti to Vishnu is traditionally supported by purity, restraint, and avoidance of degrading habits.
Primarily Dharmaśāstra-style ethical instruction rather than a Vedanga technique; the practical takeaway is niyama (self-restraint)—avoiding intoxicants and impure actions to protect spiritual practice.