Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
एकेनैव तु चापेन स शूरः परिपन्थिनः । सपुत्रपौत्रान्सगणानकरोत्स्वर्गवासिनः ॥ ३३ ॥
ekenaiva tu cāpena sa śūraḥ paripanthinaḥ | saputrapautrānsagaṇānakarotsvargavāsinaḥ || 33 ||
ఆ శూరుడు ఒక్క ధనుస్సుతోనే మార్గదొంగలను—వారి కుమారులు, మనుమలు, సమస్త అనుచరులతో సహా—స్వర్గవాసులుగా చేసెను।
Narada (narrative voice within the dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic theme that upholding dharma includes protecting society from adharma; the hero’s decisive action restores order, and the phrase “made them dwellers of heaven” reflects the idiom of being slain in a fateful encounter leading to a higher post-mortem state.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti-based dharma by showing that a righteous life requires removing obstacles to peaceful worship and social stability; devotion flourishes where dharma is protected.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it primarily illustrates dharma-nīti (ethical governance and protection) through narrative.