Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
आत्मानं घातयेद्यस्तु रज्ज्वादिभिरुपक्रमैः । मृते मेध्येन लेत्पव्यो जीवतो द्विशतं दमः ॥ १९ ॥
ātmānaṃ ghātayedyastu rajjvādibhirupakramaiḥ | mṛte medhyena letpavyo jīvato dviśataṃ damaḥ || 19 ||
جو رسی وغیرہ جیسے ذرائع سے خودکشی کرتا ہے، اگر وہ مر جائے تو اسے پاکیزہ چیز کا لیپ کرنا چاہیے؛ اگر زندہ رہے تو دو سو (سکوں) کا جرمانہ ہے۔
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada, within Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It treats self-killing as an adharma act requiring social-ritual response: purification procedures for the dead and a deterrent penalty for the living, reinforcing dharma and communal order.
Indirectly: by prohibiting self-destruction and prescribing corrective measures, it supports the dharmic foundation on which steady sādhana and Viṣṇu-bhakti are sustained.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the instruction about purification/handling of the dead, reflecting applied dharma and śauca (ritual purity) norms.