Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
यस्तु बाधितुमिच्छेत जनान्निरपराधिनः । तं विद्यात्सर्वलोकेषु पापभोगरतं सुराः ॥ ८६ ॥
yastu bādhitumiccheta janānniraparādhinaḥ | taṃ vidyātsarvalokeṣu pāpabhogarataṃ surāḥ || 86 ||
కాని నిరపరాధులైన జనులను బాధించదలచినవానిని, ఓ దేవులారా, సమస్త లోకాలలో పాపభోగమున రమించువాడని తెలుసుకొనుడి.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It marks oppression of the innocent as a clear sign of pāpa and warns that such intent binds one to painful karmic results across realms, reinforcing Dharma as protection of the blameless.
Bhakti is grounded in compassion and non-harm; one who seeks to trouble the innocent acts against sattva and cannot sustain pure devotion to Vishnu, which requires daya (kindness) and restraint.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (sadachara) as the foundation for all ritual merit and spiritual progress.