Shloka 58
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
हत्यायुता भर्तृसुतोपघातिनी विहिनवृत्तिश्च नराशिरूपा । नास्या हि लोके भवतीह शुद्धिः समिद्धवह्नौ पतनेऽपि देवाः ॥ ५८ ॥
hatyāyutā bhartṛsutopaghātinī vihinavṛttiśca narāśirūpā | nāsyā hi loke bhavatīha śuddhiḥ samiddhavahnau patane'pi devāḥ || 58 ||
असंख्य हत्यांनी भारलेली, पती व पुत्राला उपघात करणारी, धर्मवृत्तीविना जगणारी, मनुष्यरूपातील पापराशी— अशा स्त्रीला या लोकी शुद्धी नाही; प्रज्वलित अग्नीत पडली तरी देव शुद्धी देत नाहीत।
Suta (narrating the teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bibhatsa","secondary_rasa":"raudra","emotional_journey":"A grim catalogue of transgressions culminates in a stark denial of purification, intensifying from moral disgust to uncompromising judgment."}
FAQs
It stresses that purification is not merely mechanical: when one’s life is defined by extreme violence and betrayal of core dharmic bonds, ordinary notions of cleansing (even dramatic acts like entering fire) are declared ineffective, highlighting the primacy of sustained dharma and inner reform.
Indirectly, it implies that external acts alone cannot substitute for a transformed life; in the Narada Purana’s broader devotional ethic, true turning toward the divine requires abandoning adharma and cultivating sattvic conduct alongside any worship or vows.
It aligns with Dharma-śāstra style prāyaścitta reasoning (often supported by Kalpa/ritual discipline): some transgressions are treated as mahāpātaka-level, where standard ritual expiations are said to be insufficient without profound ethical reversal.