Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
पापानां यातानानां च धर्माणां चापि भूपते । एवं बहुविधा भूप यातनाः पापकारिणाम् ॥ १३१ ॥
pāpānāṃ yātānānāṃ ca dharmāṇāṃ cāpi bhūpate | evaṃ bahuvidhā bhūpa yātanāḥ pāpakāriṇām || 131 ||
اے بھوپتے، پاپوں کی یاتنائیں اور دھرم کے اصول اس طرح بیان کیے گئے۔ اسی طرح، اے راجا، گناہ کرنے والوں کے لیے طرح طرح کی سخت سزائیں ہوتی ہیں۔
Narada (in instruction to a king)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It closes a section by affirming the karmic law: sin (pāpa) yields specific sufferings (yātanā), while dharma is the corrective path that prevents such outcomes.
Indirectly, it prepares the ground for bhakti by emphasizing accountability: recognizing the results of pāpa encourages a devotee to adopt dharmic living and turn toward Vishnu-centered devotion as protection and purification.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra ethics—avoiding sinful conduct due to its defined karmic consequences.