Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
आसन्नमृत्यवस्ते तु विनष्टमतयो मुनिम् । पद्भिः संताडयामासुर्बाहूं च जगृहुः परे ॥ १०१ ॥
āsannamṛtyavaste tu vinaṣṭamatayo munim | padbhiḥ saṃtāḍayāmāsurbāhūṃ ca jagṛhuḥ pare || 101 ||
مگر جن کی عقل ماری گئی تھی، وہ اس مُنی کو جو موت کے قریب تھا دیکھ کر پاؤں سے ٹھوکریں مارنے لگے؛ اور کچھ نے اس کے بازو پکڑ لیے۔
Suta (narrator) describing events to the assembled sages
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It highlights the grave adharma of harming a muni: when intellect is destroyed (vinaṣṭa-mati), people commit cruelty that brings heavy karmic reactions and spiritual decline.
By contrast: bhakti is inseparable from reverence to saints and non-violence; the verse shows the opposite—sadhu-apacāra—an obstacle that blocks devotion and divine grace.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra conduct—ahimsa and respect toward ascetics as foundational discipline.