Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
प्रमत्तोऽहं महाभाग विद्यया वयसा धनैः । औदासीन्यं गुरोः कृत्वा प्रात्पवानीदृशीं गतिम् ॥ ८० ॥
pramatto'haṃ mahābhāga vidyayā vayasā dhanaiḥ | audāsīnyaṃ guroḥ kṛtvā prātpavānīdṛśīṃ gatim || 80 ||
प्रमत्तोऽहं महाभाग विद्यया वयसा धनैः । गुरौ औदासीन्यं कृत्वा इदानीमीदृशीं गतिमाप्तवान् ॥
Narada (confessional narration within the teacher-disciple dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It warns that pride arising from knowledge, youth, and wealth leads to pramāda (spiritual negligence), and that indifference toward one’s guru results in a harmful spiritual and moral downfall.
Bhakti is grounded in humility and reverence; by admitting fault toward the guru, the seeker turns from ego to surrender—an essential inner disposition for steady devotion to Bhagavan.
A practical takeaway is the discipline of śikṣā and ācāra—right conduct and respectful learning under a teacher—showing that scholarship without proper guru-sevā becomes spiritually unfruitful.