Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
चंद्रांगपापैर्भांत्यस्थैः सेंवुपापचतुष्टयैः । चक्रपूर्वापरे पापसौम्यैः कीटतनौ मृतिः ॥ १०२ ॥
caṃdrāṃgapāpairbhāṃtyasthaiḥ seṃvupāpacatuṣṭayaiḥ | cakrapūrvāpare pāpasaumyaiḥ kīṭatanau mṛtiḥ || 102 ||
చంద్ర-నక్షత్రాలు, గ్రహస్థానాలతో సంబంధించిన పాపాల వల్ల, అలాగే నాలుగు ప్రత్యేక పాపసమూహాల వల్ల, పూర్వాపర యుగాలలో క్రూర–సౌమ్యంగా విభజితమైన పాపాల వల్ల—జీవుడు కీటదేహంలోనే మరణాన్ని పొందుతాడు।
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.