Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
संस्थाप्य स्वासमे पादौ वस्त्रार्द्धं परिधाय च । मुखेन वमितं भुक्त्वा सुरापीत्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ ७८ ॥
saṃsthāpya svāsame pādau vastrārddhaṃ paridhāya ca | mukhena vamitaṃ bhuktvā surāpītyucyate budhaiḥ || 78 ||
ผู้ใดวางเท้าของตนบนปากตนเอง นุ่งห่มเพียงครึ่งผืน แล้วกินสิ่งที่อาเจียนออกจากปาก—บัณฑิตกล่าวว่าเสมือนดื่มสุรา.
Narada (teaching a dharma-definition in discourse with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It defines an extreme act of impurity and self-degradation as spiritually equivalent to surā-pāna (liquor drinking), emphasizing that dharma judges actions by their moral and purity-impact, not merely by their outward label.
By warning against conduct that destroys śauca (inner/outer purity), it indirectly supports bhakti, since devotion in the Purāṇic framework is strengthened by disciplined living, clean habits, and avoidance of degrading, tamasic acts.
It mainly reflects dharma-śāstric categorization (nīti and śauca norms) rather than a specific Vedanga; the practical takeaway is the ritual-ethical principle that certain impure consumptions are classed with major intoxicant offenses (surā-pāna) for assessing sin and expiation.