Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
प्रहासं कुर्वते नित्यं यान्दन्तान्दर्शयन्खलाः । तानेव दर्शयन्त्याशु स्वसामर्थ्यविपर्यये ॥ ४६ ॥
prahāsaṃ kurvate nityaṃ yāndantāndarśayankhalāḥ | tāneva darśayantyāśu svasāmarthyaviparyaye || 46 ||
بدکار لوگ ہمیشہ ہنستے ہوئے دانت دکھا کر تمسخر کرتے ہیں؛ مگر جب ان کی طاقت الٹ پڑتی ہے تو وہی دانت انہیں فوراً دکھانے پڑتے ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Nārada in a discourse on nīti/dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that ridicule born of pride is unstable: when fortune and strength reverse, the mocker is humbled by the very attitude he displayed—highlighting karmic retribution and the need for self-restraint.
Bhakti is supported by humility and compassion; mocking others hardens ego (ahaṅkāra). The verse indirectly teaches that a devotee should avoid contempt and cultivate gentle speech as an offering aligned with dharma.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline of speech and conduct (sadācāra), which undergirds all śāstric practice and ritual purity.