Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
पापानि तेषां नरकान्गदतो मे निशामय ॥ ५५ ॥
pāpāni teṣāṃ narakāngadato me niśāmaya || 55 ||
వారి పాపములను, వారికి కలిగే నరకములను నేను వివరిస్తున్నాను—వినుము.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue format, introducing the description of sins and narakas)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It marks a didactic transition: the teacher calls the listener to attentive hearing about papa (sin) and its karmaphala, specifically the experience of naraka, reinforcing moral accountability in dharma.
Indirectly, it prepares the ground for bhakti by highlighting the dangers of adharma; in the Narada Purana, awareness of karmic consequences often motivates turning toward Vishnu-bhakti and purificatory practices.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this line; it functions as a narrative injunction to śravaṇa (attentive listening), a core method of transmitting dharma-śāstra and puranic instruction.