Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
पापमूलवपुर्हन्तुः का कीर्तिस्तव बाहुज । भविष्यतीति निश्चित्य नैतान्हिंसीस्ततः सुत ॥ ६० ॥
pāpamūlavapurhantuḥ kā kīrtistava bāhuja | bhaviṣyatīti niścitya naitānhiṃsīstataḥ suta || 60 ||
पापमूलवपुर्हन्तुः का कीर्तिस्तव बाहुज। इति निश्चित्य तात त्वं नैतान् हिंसीः कदाचन॥
Sanatkumāra (advising his interlocutor, addressed as 'suta')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that fame gained through harming sinful beings is still morally tainted; true dharma avoids violence and refuses “renown” rooted in adharma.
Bhakti is supported by purity of conduct: a devotee restrains harm and cultivates compassion, since devotion is not merely ritual but a dharmic way of living.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily emphasizes dharma-śāstric ethics (ahiṃsā and right intention) rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.