Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
दम्भाचाररतश्वैव ब्रह्महेत्यभिधीयते । नित्यं प्रतिग्रहरतस्तथा प्राणिवधे रतः ॥ २८ ॥
dambhācārarataśvaiva brahmahetyabhidhīyate | nityaṃ pratigraharatastathā prāṇivadhe rataḥ || 28 ||
Sesiapa yang tekun dalam tingkah laku munafik benar-benar disebut “pembunuh brāhmaṇa” (brahmahā). Demikian juga, orang yang sentiasa bernafsu menerima pemberian, dan orang yang bergembira membunuh makhluk bernyawa, disebut berada dalam golongan dosa berat yang sama.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-discourse context; dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers implied for Book 1.1)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It equates hypocrisy, habitual improper gift-taking, and delight in violence with the gravest moral collapse, warning that outward religiosity without inner purity destroys spiritual merit like a major sin.
Bhakti requires sincerity (ananya-bhāva) and purity of conduct; hypocritical show, greed-driven religiosity, and harm to beings contradict the heart of devotion and obstruct remembrance of the Divine.
It reinforces dharma-śāstric discipline around ācāra and pratigraha—when and from whom gifts may be accepted—along with the practical ethic of ahiṃsā as a daily rule of conduct.