Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
तच्चापमुक्तबाणाग्निसंतप्तास्तदरातयः । केचिद्विनष्टा संत्रस्तास्तथा चान्ये प्रदुद्रुवुः ॥ ३४ ॥
taccāpamuktabāṇāgnisaṃtaptāstadarātayaḥ | kecidvinaṣṭā saṃtrastāstathā cānye pradudruvuḥ || 34 ||
ആ വില്ലിൽ നിന്നു വിട്ട അഗ്നിസമാന അമ്പുകളുടെ ചൂടിൽ ദഹിച്ച ശത്രുക്കൾ കലങ്ങിപ്പോയി—ചിലർ നശിച്ചു, ചിലർ ഭീതരായി, മറ്റുചിലർ എല്ലാദിക്കിലും ഓടി രക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു।
Narrator (Suta-style epic narration within the chapter context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It underscores the Puranic theme that adharma-driven aggression collapses when confronted by decisive, righteous force—fear, destruction, and flight follow when protection of order is asserted.
Though this verse is martial in tone, it supports a common Bhakti reading: surrender to the divine protector removes fear, while opposition to dharma leads to inner panic and downfall—devotion aligns one with protection rather than enmity.
No explicit Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is narrative dharma—consequences of hostility and the stabilizing role of righteous defense.