Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
अधर्मस्यानुममन्ता च ब्रह्महा परिकीर्तितः । ब्रह्महत्या समं पापमेव बहुविधं नृप ॥ २९ ॥
adharmasyānumamantā ca brahmahā parikīrtitaḥ | brahmahatyā samaṃ pāpameva bahuvidhaṃ nṛpa || 29 ||
Wahai raja, sesiapa yang merestui adharma dinyatakan sebagai “pembunuh brāhmaṇa”. Orang itu menanggung pelbagai dosa, setara dengan dosa membunuh brāhmaṇa.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed as 'nṛpa' within the didactic narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It teaches that moral responsibility includes not only committing adharma but also enabling or approving it; inner consent to wrongdoing binds heavy karma comparable to a major sin (brahmahatyā).
By stressing accountability for one’s choices and approvals, it prepares the ground for sincere repentance and purification—key prerequisites for steady Vishnu-bhakti that avoids complicity in adharma.
Vyākaraṇa-informed precision of terms like “anumamantā” (assenter) shows how dharma discourse hinges on exact meanings—distinguishing direct action from sanctioning or permitting an act.