Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
आत्मघातकपाप्मानो दग्धाः कपिलकोपतः । वसन्ति नरके ते तु राजंस्तव पितामहाः ॥ १६१ ॥
ātmaghātakapāpmāno dagdhāḥ kapilakopataḥ | vasanti narake te tu rājaṃstava pitāmahāḥ || 161 ||
హే రాజా! ఆత్మహత్య పాపంతో కలుషితమైన నీ పితామహులు కపిలుని కోపంతో దగ్ధులై ఇప్పుడు నరకంలో నివసిస్తున్నారు.
Narratorial instruction within a royal dialogue (teacher-sage addressing a king)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It stresses karmic accountability: grave sin (ātmaghāta/self-destruction) leads to naraka, and ancestral suffering becomes a moral urgency for the living to uphold dharma and seek corrective rites.
While this verse states the consequence, the Purāṇic frame commonly implies the remedy: turning to Bhagavān through bhakti and dhārmic acts (often including ancestral offerings) to counteract karmic bondage and uplift one’s lineage.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric: avoid prohibited acts and follow prescribed prāyaścitta/ancestral duties where applicable.