Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतो वापि द्विजो बोद्धालयं विशेत् । ज्ञात्वा चेन्निष्कृतिर्नास्ति शास्त्राणामिति निश्वयः ॥ ५३ ॥
jñānato'jñānato vāpi dvijo boddhālayaṃ viśet | jñātvā cenniṣkṛtirnāsti śāstrāṇāmiti niśvayaḥ || 53 ||
جان بوجھ کر یا انجانے میں بھی اگر کوئی دِوِج بُودھالَی میں داخل ہو جائے، تو سمجھ آنے پر یہ یقین ہو جاتا ہے کہ شاستروں کے مطابق اس گناہ کی کوئی کفّارہ (پرایشچت) نہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It stresses the gravity of certain dharmic violations: once a serious transgression is understood in the light of śāstra, one recognizes that some acts are treated as beyond ordinary expiation, urging vigilant self-restraint and reverence for sacred norms.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense rests on humility and śāstra-sammata conduct; the verse warns that devotional life is not merely emotion but requires careful avoidance of offenses (aparādha) against the sanctity of holy persons/places associated with the enlightened.
It highlights Dharma-śāstra application—how scriptural injunctions govern conduct and when prayāścitta is or is not prescribed—an applied, rule-based dimension often supported by disciplines like Vyākaraṇa (precise meaning) and Kalpa (ritual/legal procedure).