Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
पापमूलवपुर्हन्तुः का कीर्तिस्तव बाहुज । भविष्यतीति निश्चित्य नैतान्हिंसीस्ततः सुत ॥ ६० ॥
pāpamūlavapurhantuḥ kā kīrtistava bāhuja | bhaviṣyatīti niścitya naitānhiṃsīstataḥ suta || 60 ||
လက်တန်ခိုးကြီးသူရေ၊ အပြစ်ကို အမြစ်အဖြစ်ထားသော သတ္တဝါတို့ကို သတ်သူအဖြစ် သင့်အတွက် ဘယ်လိုဂုဏ်သတင်း ရှိမည်နည်း။ ထိုသို့သောနာမည်ဆိုး မလွဲမသွေ ဖြစ်မည်ဟု သေချာသိ၍၊ သားရေ၊ ထို့ကြောင့် သူတို့ကို မထိခိုက်စေနှင့်။
Sanatkumāra (advising his interlocutor, addressed as 'suta')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that fame gained through harming sinful beings is still morally tainted; true dharma avoids violence and refuses “renown” rooted in adharma.
Bhakti is supported by purity of conduct: a devotee restrains harm and cultivates compassion, since devotion is not merely ritual but a dharmic way of living.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily emphasizes dharma-śāstric ethics (ahiṃsā and right intention) rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.