Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Uttaraloka
Northern Higher World), Dharma–Adharma Viveka, and Adhyatma-Prashna (Prelude
यदि सत्कारमिच्छंति तिर्यग्योनिषु चापरे । क्षीणायुषस्तथा चान्ये नश्यन्ति पृथिवीतले ॥ १७ ॥
yadi satkāramicchaṃti tiryagyoniṣu cāpare | kṣīṇāyuṣastathā cānye naśyanti pṛthivītale || 17 ||
کچھ لوگ عزت و ستائش کی خواہش میں تِریَک یونیوں (حیوانی جنم) میں جا گرتے ہیں؛ اور کچھ دوسرے عمر گھٹ جانے سے زمین ہی پر ہلاک ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that craving for worldly honor (satkāra) fuels saṃsāra: it can degrade the jīva into lower births and also bring premature loss of human opportunity through shortened lifespan.
Bhakti redirects the need for recognition toward pleasing Bhagavan rather than society; by giving up satkāra-lobha (hunger for praise), the heart becomes fit for humility, remembrance, and steady devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga technicality is taught; the practical takeaway is dharma-śikṣā (ethical discipline): restraining pride and desire for status to protect one’s human birth and spiritual progress.