Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
यतीर्नां निन्दतं चैव स्वर्णस्तेयसमं स्मृतम् । भक्ष्याणां चापहरणं धान्यानां हरणं तथा ॥ ३९ ॥
yatīrnāṃ nindataṃ caiva svarṇasteyasamaṃ smṛtam | bhakṣyāṇāṃ cāpaharaṇaṃ dhānyānāṃ haraṇaṃ tathā || 39 ||
یَتیوں کی بدگوئی بھی سونے کی چوری کے برابر کہی گئی ہے۔ نیز کھانے کی چیزوں کا چھین لینا اور اناج کی چوری بھی (اسی درجے کا گناہ) ہے۔
Narada (teaching dharma classifications, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It equates “nindā” (malicious reviling) of renunciants with a major theft, teaching that harming the spiritually dedicated through speech is a serious adharma with heavy karmic weight.
Bhakti is guarded by purity of speech and respect for sādhus; avoiding criticism of yatis supports humility and sattva—foundational qualities for steady devotion to Vishnu.
Not a Vedanga technique directly; it highlights applied dharma-śāstra reasoning—grading actions by their karmic severity (e.g., treating slander and certain thefts as equivalent major offenses).