Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
तथैव यातना भोज्याः किं वृथा ह्यतिदुरिवताः । भृत्यमित्रकलत्रार्थं दुष्कृतं चरितं यथा ॥ ४७ ॥
tathaiva yātanā bhojyāḥ kiṃ vṛthā hyatidurivatāḥ | bhṛtyamitrakalatrārthaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ caritaṃ yathā || 47 ||
Demikian juga, siksaan itu pasti harus ditanggung—mengapa menanggung derita yang sia-sia dan berlebihan? Demi hamba, sahabat, dan pasangan, seseorang melakukan kejahatan, lalu menderita setimpal dengannya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic context on karma and its results)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It warns that suffering (yātanā) is the unavoidable fruit of duṣkṛta, and that committing wrong for social attachments only multiplies misery—prompting dharma and detachment.
By exposing the futility of sin done for worldly bonds, it redirects the mind toward a higher refuge—steadfast dharma and devotion to the Lord rather than dependence on transient relationships.
No specific Vedanga is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti: avoid adharma motivated by artha and attachment, since karma-phala inevitably returns as suffering.