Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner
एवं निवारयंतं तं बहुशो ज्येष्टसोदरम् । हनिष्यामीति निश्चित्य खङ्गहस्तः कचेऽग्रहीत् ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ nivārayaṃtaṃ taṃ bahuśo jyeṣṭasodaram | haniṣyāmīti niścitya khaṅgahastaḥ kace'grahīt || 8 ||
اس طرح، اگرچہ اس کے بڑے بھائی نے اسے بار بار روکنے کی کوشش کی، اس نے تہیہ کر لیا کہ "میں اسے مار ڈالوں گا،" اور ہاتھ میں تلوار لے کر اسے بالوں سے پکڑ لیا۔
Suta (narrator) [contextual narration within the Purana’s story-flow]
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It highlights how unchecked anger (krodha) and violent resolve (hiṃsā-buddhi) can overpower even the presence of wise restraint, warning that adharma begins the moment one fixes the mind on harm.
By contrast: bhakti requires inner mastery—especially control of anger and cruelty—because a mind driven by hatred cannot remain steady in remembrance of Bhagavan or in compassionate dharma.
The verse is primarily ethical-narrative rather than technical; it indirectly reflects the dharmic discipline emphasized alongside Vedanga studies—self-control and right intention as prerequisites for sacred learning.