Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
तद्बालभावं संदुष्टं ज्ञात्वा बाहुसुतो नृपः । चिन्तयामास विधिवत्पुत्रकर्म विगर्हितम् ॥ ७१ ॥
tadbālabhāvaṃ saṃduṣṭaṃ jñātvā bāhusuto nṛpaḥ | cintayāmāsa vidhivatputrakarma vigarhitam || 71 ||
ကလေး၏ စိတ်သဘောသည် ပျက်စီးသွားကြောင်း သိမြင်သဖြင့် ဘာဟု၏ သားဖြစ်သော မင်းကြီးသည် မိမိသားအပေါ် မည်သို့ ဆောင်ရွက်သင့်သည်ကို ဓမ္မတရားအတိုင်း စဉ်းစားခဲ့သည်—အပြစ်တင်စရာ ကိစ္စဖြစ်သော်လည်း။
Narrator (Purana narrator voice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights dharmic discernment: even when a situation involves one’s own child, a ruler must reflect on what is proper (vidhivat), acknowledging that some necessary actions may still be morally troubling (vigarhita).
Indirectly, it supports bhakti-based ethics: devotion to Dharma and to the Lord’s order implies self-control and impartial judgment, placing righteousness above personal attachment.
The verse points to adherence to vidhi (procedural propriety), aligning with Kalpa/Vedanga (ritual and rule-based conduct) as a general principle of acting according to prescribed norms rather than impulse.