Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
परनिंदापरो नित्यं जन्तूपद्रवकृत्तथा । हतवान्ब्राह्मणान् गाश्च शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ २० ॥
paraniṃdāparo nityaṃ jantūpadravakṛttathā | hatavānbrāhmaṇān gāśca śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 20 ||
وہ ہمیشہ دوسروں کی بدگوئی میں لگا رہتا اور جانداروں کو ایذا پہنچانے کا عادی تھا۔ اس نے برہمنوں اور گایوں کو سینکڑوں بلکہ ہزاروں کی تعداد میں قتل کیا تھا۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moral-exhortative narrative context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It identifies core forms of adharma—slander (paranindā), cruelty to beings, and grave violence like brahma-hatyā and go-hatyā—highlighting how such actions create severe pāpa and obstruct spiritual progress.
By contrast: bhakti is sustained by purity of speech and compassion; the verse shows that malicious speech and violence are direct impediments to a devotional life oriented toward inner purification and dharmic conduct.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—truthful, non-harmful speech and ahiṃsā—serving as a foundational prerequisite for any ritual or scriptural practice.