Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
ततः सर्वे तु संरब्धा मुनिं दृष्ट्वाऽतिवेगतः । हन्तुमुद्युक्तमनसो विद्र वन्तः समासदन् ॥ ९६ ॥
tataḥ sarve tu saṃrabdhā muniṃ dṛṣṭvā'tivegataḥ | hantumudyuktamanaso vidra vantaḥ samāsadan || 96 ||
ତାପରେ ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ କ୍ରୋଧାନ୍ଧ ହୋଇ ମୁନିଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ଅତିବେଗରେ ଧାଇଲେ। ହତ୍ୟା କରିବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ମନେ ଦୌଡ଼ି ଆସି ନିକଟକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ॥
Suta (narrator)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights how krodha (anger) swiftly turns into hiṃsā (violence), setting up a dharmic contrast between uncontrolled passion and the sanctity of a rishi, whose harm is treated as a grave adharma in Purāṇic ethics.
Indirectly, it shows the opposite of bhakti: instead of humility and self-restraint, the aggressors act from rage and hatred. Bhakti traditions in the Narada Purana repeatedly emphasize śama-dama (calm and control) and non-violence as supports for devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—mastery over anger and avoidance of violence, which underpins dharma and ritual purity.