Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
असूयाविष्टमनसो रौरवे नरके स्मृतम् । तत्र कल्पद्वयं स्थित्वा चाण्डालाः शतजन्मसु ॥ ६१ ॥
asūyāviṣṭamanaso raurave narake smṛtam | tatra kalpadvayaṃ sthitvā cāṇḍālāḥ śatajanmasu || 61 ||
ผู้ที่จิตถูกครอบงำด้วยความริษยา ย่อมตกสู่นรกชื่อ “เราُรวะ” ดังที่กล่าวไว้; ครั้นอยู่ที่นั่นสองกัลปะแล้ว จึงเกิดเป็นจัณฑาลตลอดร้อยชาติ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It warns that asūyā (envy that corrodes the mind) is a grave inner sin with heavy karmic fruition—first as suffering in Raurava naraka and then as prolonged, degrading rebirth—thus urging purification of intention, speech, and thought.
Bhakti requires humility and rejoicing in others’ virtue; envy is the opposite disposition. By condemning asūyā, the verse indirectly teaches that devotion to the Divine grows through non-maliciousness, reverence, and inner purity.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-śikṣā—ethical discipline of the mind as a prerequisite for effective mantra, ritual, and devotional practice.