Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
अधःशीर्षोर्ध्वपादाश्च कीलिताः स्तम्भकद्वये । ध्रूम्रपानरता नित्यं तिष्ठन्त्याब्रह्मवत्सरम् ॥ १०१ ॥
adhaḥśīrṣordhvapādāśca kīlitāḥ stambhakadvaye | dhrūmrapānaratā nityaṃ tiṣṭhantyābrahmavatsaram || 101 ||
وہ سر نیچے اور پاؤں اوپر کیے دو ستونوں میں کیلوں سے جڑے رہتے ہیں؛ دھواں نوشی میں مبتلا رہ کر برہما کے سال کے اختتام تک اسی حال میں ٹھہرے رہتے ہیں۔
Narada (teaching in a didactic description of karmic परिणाम/hellish consequences)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It underscores karmic accountability: persistent indulgence in harmful, tamasic habits leads to prolonged suffering, urging self-restraint and purification.
By depicting the gravity of unwholesome conduct, it indirectly motivates turning toward sattva, repentance, and sustained devotion—classically framed in the Purana as taking refuge in Hari/Vishnu through disciplined living.
Not a direct Vedanga lesson; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric ethics—avoid addictive practices, cultivate śauca (purity) and niyama (discipline) as foundations for higher sādhana.