Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
कुर्वन्ति दुःखसंतप्तास्ततोऽन्येषु व्रजन्ति च । ब्रह्मसंहरते यस्तु गन्धकाष्टं तथैव च ॥ १०५ ॥
kurvanti duḥkhasaṃtaptāstato'nyeṣu vrajanti ca | brahmasaṃharate yastu gandhakāṣṭaṃ tathaiva ca || 105 ||
ถูกความทุกข์แผดเผา พวกเขายังทำกรรมเช่นนั้นต่อไปแล้วก็ไปสู่วิถีอื่น; แต่ผู้ใดทำลายอหังการว่า ‘เราคือพรหมัน’ ผู้นั้นย่อมทำลายไม้กำมะถันซึ่งเป็นเชื้อไฟแห่งพันธนาการด้วย
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights how beings, pained by suffering, repeatedly switch external remedies, while true release comes from extinguishing the inner fuel of bondage—egoic appropriation and grasping.
By implying that mere shifting of actions cannot end suffering, it supports the Bhakti insight that surrender and God-centered living burn the root-ego that keeps karmic fire alive, leading toward peace and liberation.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is discernment (viveka) in choosing practices—favoring those that reduce ego and attachment rather than multiplying ritual or worldly substitutions.