Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
एवं बहुविधक्लेशाः पापिनो यांति नारद । क्रोशंतश्च रुदन्तश्च म्लायंतश्चैव पापिनः ॥ ११ ॥
evaṃ bahuvidhakleśāḥ pāpino yāṃti nārada | krośaṃtaśca rudantaśca mlāyaṃtaścaiva pāpinaḥ || 11 ||
ഓ നാരദാ! ഇങ്ങനെ പലവിധ ക്ലേശങ്ങളാൽ പീഡിതരായ പാപികൾ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുന്നു—വിളിച്ചുകൂവി, കരഞ്ഞു, പൂർണ്ണമായി വാടിമങ്ങിക്കൊണ്ട്; ഇതുതന്നെ പാപികളുടെ ഗതിയാണ്।
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It underscores karmic inevitability: pāpa (sinful action) ripens into intense kleśa (suffering), driving the sinner toward painful post-death destinations, thereby urging a return to dharma and purification.
By contrasting the sinner’s misery with the implied alternative, it motivates turning away from pāpa and toward sattvic living and devotion—since bhakti to Bhagavān is traditionally taught as a purifier that redirects one from suffering-bound karma.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) to avoid pāpa that leads to severe kleśa.