Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
ब्रह्मणं द्वेष्टि यस्तस्य निष्कृतिर्नास्ति कुत्रचित् । विश्वस्तघातिनं चैव कृतन्घानां नरेश्वर ॥ ४८ ॥
brahmaṇaṃ dveṣṭi yastasya niṣkṛtirnāsti kutracit | viśvastaghātinaṃ caiva kṛtanghānāṃ nareśvara || 48 ||
اے نریشور! جو برہمن سے عداوت رکھے اُس کے لیے کہیں بھی کفّارہ نہیں؛ اسی طرح بھروسہ توڑنے والے اور احسان کرنے والے کو قتل کرنے والے کُرتَغن کے لیے بھی نہیں۔
Narada (teaching to a king, addressed as nareśvara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It classifies certain acts as exceptionally destructive to dharma—hatred of Brahmins (custodians of Vedic learning), betrayal of trust, and killing a benefactor—stating they admit no ordinary expiation, thereby warning that inner moral collapse blocks spiritual uplift.
Bhakti in the Narada Purana is grounded in purity of conduct; hatred, treachery, and ingratitude contradict compassion and reverence, so the verse implies that devotion to Vishnu must be supported by ethical restraints (yama-like virtues) and protection of the righteous.
The verse aligns with Dharmaśāstra-style reasoning used alongside Vedanga studies: it emphasizes niṣkṛti (expiation theory) and moral classification of offenses—practical guidance for ritual/legal discernment rather than a technical lesson in Śikṣā or Jyotiṣa.