Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
लब्ध्वेमां मानुषीं वृत्तिं रेरे दर्पं तु मा कृथाः । संत्यज्य कामं क्रोधं च लोभं मोहं मदं तथा ॥ १०३ ॥
labdhvemāṃ mānuṣīṃ vṛttiṃ rere darpaṃ tu mā kṛthāḥ | saṃtyajya kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ mohaṃ madaṃ tathā || 103 ||
Tendo alcançado esta condição humana, ó homem, não te ensoberbeças. Renuncia ao desejo, à ira, à cobiça, à ilusão e também ao orgulho.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada / general instruction to seekers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames human birth as a rare opportunity meant for inner purification; arrogance is rejected and the core obstacles—desire, anger, greed, delusion, and pride—are to be abandoned as the foundation for dharma and liberation.
Bhakti requires a clean inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa). By giving up ego and the five inner vices, the devotee becomes fit for steady remembrance and worship, making devotion to Vishnu stable rather than passion-driven.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse instead emphasizes sādhanā-ethics—self-restraint and inner discipline—as a prerequisite that supports all scriptural study and ritual practice.