Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
तत्पायःपुरुशास्तास्तु तत्पायःशयनेबलात् । पातयित्वा रमन्ते च बहुकालं बलान्विताः ॥ ७३ ॥
tatpāyaḥpuruśāstāstu tatpāyaḥśayanebalāt | pātayitvā ramante ca bahukālaṃ balānvitāḥ || 73 ||
ते पुरुष त्याच बलप्रेरणेने शासित होऊन त्याच शय्येवर पराभूत होतात; आणि इतरांना पाडून, बलाने पुष्ट होऊन दीर्घकाळ क्रीडा करतात।
Sanatkumāra (in dialogue with Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It cautions that uncontrolled impulse (kāma) turns into compulsion, leading to moral and spiritual downfall; true strength is restraint, not domination.
By highlighting the dangers of being driven by desire, it indirectly points to bhakti as a purifying discipline—redirecting the mind from compulsion toward devotion and inner mastery.
Primarily dharma-śikṣā (ethical instruction) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the takeaway is practical restraint and right conduct as foundational discipline for higher study and worship.