Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
सर्वबन्धुपरित्यक्तो दुःखी वनमुपागतः । मृगमांसाशनो नित्यं तथा पान्थाविलुम्पकः ॥ ३२ ॥
sarvabandhuparityakto duḥkhī vanamupāgataḥ | mṛgamāṃsāśano nityaṃ tathā pānthāvilumpakaḥ || 32 ||
सर्वबन्धुपरित्यक्तो दुःखितो वनमागतः । मृगमांसाशनो नित्यं पान्थानां च विलुम्पकः ॥
Narada (narrating within a dharma-oriented account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It portrays the karmic descent that follows social abandonment and inner grief when one turns to हिंसा (violence) and स्तेय (theft), showing how adharma hardens into a habitual livelihood.
By contrast: a life of predation and cruelty is opposed to Viṣṇu-bhakti, which is grounded in dayā (compassion), śauca (purity), and protection of beings; the verse warns that without these, one falls away from sāttvika conduct that supports devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a dharma-ethics warning about papakarma such as violence and robbing travellers.