Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
शोचन्तः स्वानि कर्माणि चित्रगुत्पो यमाज्ञया । भो भो पापा दुराचारा अहंकारप्रदूषिताः ॥ ४४ ॥
śocantaḥ svāni karmāṇi citragutpo yamājñayā | bho bho pāpā durācārā ahaṃkārapradūṣitāḥ || 44 ||
Lamentando seus próprios atos, Citragupta—por ordem de Yama—lhes diz: “Ei, ei, pecadores de conduta perversa, vós que estais maculados pelo ego!”
Narrator (describing Chitragupta speaking under Yama’s order)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights karmic accountability: one’s own actions become the cause of grief, and Yama’s administration—through Chitragupta—exposes how ego (ahaṃkāra) and misconduct (durācāra) lead to suffering.
By contrasting ego-driven sin with the humility required for bhakti: devotion to Bhagavan (especially Vishnu in Narada Purana’s framework) is sustained by surrender and self-correction, not by ahaṃkāra that blinds one to wrongdoing.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-shāstra discipline—ethical conduct and self-audit of karma, which underlies correct ritual life (kriyā) and vows (vrata).