Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
चंद्रांगपापैर्भांत्यस्थैः सेंवुपापचतुष्टयैः । चक्रपूर्वापरे पापसौम्यैः कीटतनौ मृतिः ॥ १०२ ॥
caṃdrāṃgapāpairbhāṃtyasthaiḥ seṃvupāpacatuṣṭayaiḥ | cakrapūrvāpare pāpasaumyaiḥ kīṭatanau mṛtiḥ || 102 ||
சந்திர-நட்சத்திரங்களும் கிரக நிலையங்களும் தொடர்பான பாபங்களாலும், நான்கு விசேஷ பாபக் கூட்டங்களாலும், முன்னும் பின்னும் யுகங்களில் கடுமை–மென்மை என வகுக்கப்பட்ட பாபங்களாலும்—உயிர் புழு/பூச்சி உடலில் மரணத்தை அடைகிறது।
Sage Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It underscores karmaphala with precision: specific categories of pāpa lead to degradation into lower births, here culminating in death while embodied as a worm/insect—warning the seeker to purify conduct and pursue mokṣa-oriented dharma.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by contrasting the painful outcomes of pāpa with the need for purification and God-centered living; devotion to Vishnu is traditionally presented in the Narada Purana as a primary purifier that counters karmic downfall.
It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) style thinking—linking karmic classifications to lunar/nakṣatra-related factors and cyclical divisions (cakra), implying that ethical life and remedial disciplines must be aligned with dharma rather than superstition.