Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
शूद्रस्त्रीसङ्गिनां चैव निष्कृतिर्नास्ति कुत्रचित् । शूद्रान्नपुष्टदेहानां वेदनिन्दारतात्मनाम् ॥ ४९ ॥
śūdrastrīsaṅgināṃ caiva niṣkṛtirnāsti kutracit | śūdrānnapuṣṭadehānāṃ vedanindāratātmanām || 49 ||
शूद्र-स्त्रियांच्या संगतीत राहणाऱ्यांना कुठेही प्रायश्चित्त नाही; तसेच ज्यांचे शरीर शूद्र-अन्नाने पोसलेले आहे आणि ज्यांचे मन वेद-निंदेत रत आहे, त्यांनाही प्रायश्चित्त मिळत नाही।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on dharma and prāyaścitta)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It underscores that deliberate Veda-nindā (reviling sacred revelation) and sustained participation in prohibited conduct are treated as deeply corrosive to dharma—so severe that ordinary prāyaścitta is said to be ineffective.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic framework rests on śraddhā and reverence for śāstra; the verse warns that contempt for the Veda and willful adharma undermines the inner eligibility (adhikāra) needed for sincere devotion and spiritual progress.
It points to Dharmaśāstric prāyaścitta logic (ritual atonement and purity discipline) rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa; the practical takeaway is that some acts are classified as mahāpātaka-like due to intentional Veda-nindā.