Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
संस्थाप्य स्वासमे पादौ वस्त्रार्द्धं परिधाय च । मुखेन वमितं भुक्त्वा सुरापीत्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ ७८ ॥
saṃsthāpya svāsame pādau vastrārddhaṃ paridhāya ca | mukhena vamitaṃ bhuktvā surāpītyucyate budhaiḥ || 78 ||
اپنے ہی منہ پر اپنے پاؤں رکھ کر اور صرف آدھا کپڑا اوڑھ کر، جو چیز منہ سے قے ہو چکی ہو اسے کھائے—دانشمند اسے شراب نوشی کے برابر کہتے ہیں۔
Narada (teaching a dharma-definition in discourse with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It defines an extreme act of impurity and self-degradation as spiritually equivalent to surā-pāna (liquor drinking), emphasizing that dharma judges actions by their moral and purity-impact, not merely by their outward label.
By warning against conduct that destroys śauca (inner/outer purity), it indirectly supports bhakti, since devotion in the Purāṇic framework is strengthened by disciplined living, clean habits, and avoidance of degrading, tamasic acts.
It mainly reflects dharma-śāstric categorization (nīti and śauca norms) rather than a specific Vedanga; the practical takeaway is the ritual-ethical principle that certain impure consumptions are classed with major intoxicant offenses (surā-pāna) for assessing sin and expiation.