Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation
तस्मादेतन्महत्पापं कर्त्तुं नार्हसि शोभने । यदेतद्दुःखमुत्पन्नं तत्सर्वं शांतिमेष्यति ॥ ५५ ॥
tasmādetanmahatpāpaṃ karttuṃ nārhasi śobhane | yadetadduḥkhamutpannaṃ tatsarvaṃ śāṃtimeṣyati || 55 ||
तस्मात् हे शोभने, एतन्महत्पापं कर्तुं नार्हसि; यदेतद्दुःखमुत्पन्नं तत्सर्वं शान्तिमेव गमिष्यति।
Sanatkumara (in counsel to a woman addressed as 'śobhane')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches restraint in crisis: even intense grief should not become the cause of mahā-pāpa (grave wrongdoing), because suffering is temporary and can subside into śānti through dharmic conduct.
By urging the listener to avoid sinful reactions and to trust that distress will settle, it supports a bhakti-aligned mindset of patience, surrender, and choosing dharma over impulse—qualities that stabilize devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the takeaway is practical dharma-nīti—ethical decision-making and self-restraint as the foundation for any ritual or spiritual discipline.