Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
गते वर्षार्द्धके काले ज्येष्ठा राज्ञी तु या द्विज । तस्याः पापमतिर्जाता सपत्न्याः सम्पदं प्रति ॥ २ ॥
gate varṣārddhake kāle jyeṣṭhā rājñī tu yā dvija | tasyāḥ pāpamatirjātā sapatnyāḥ sampadaṃ prati || 2 ||
ครั้นกาลแห่งฤดูฝนล่วงไปกึ่งหนึ่งแล้ว โอ้พราหมณ์ พระมเหสีผู้ใหญ่บังเกิดจิตคิดชั่วต่อความรุ่งเรืองของมเหสีร่วม
Suta (narrator) describing the episode (dialogue context within Narada Purana narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights how envy toward another’s prosperity gives rise to pāpa-mati (sinful intention), a seed of negative karma that obstructs dharma and inner purity.
By implication, bhakti requires a clean heart—freedom from jealousy and malice—since devotion to Vishnu is strengthened by virtues like goodwill and contentment rather than rivalry.
No specific Vedanga is taught directly in this verse; it primarily uses a puranic narrative to convey moral psychology and karmic causality rather than ritual, grammar, or astrology.