Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
पालनं पापयुक्तस्य न कुर्वंति दिवौकसः । धर्माधाराः स्मृता देवा धर्मो वेदेसमास्थितः ॥ ७२ ॥
pālanaṃ pāpayuktasya na kurvaṃti divaukasaḥ | dharmādhārāḥ smṛtā devā dharmo vedesamāsthitaḥ || 72 ||
آسمانی دیوتا گناہ میں گرفتار شخص کی حفاظت نہیں کرتے۔ دیوتا دھرم کے سہارے سمجھے گئے ہیں، اور دھرم ویدوں میں مضبوطی سے قائم ہے۔
Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana’s dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
It asserts that divine support aligns with Dharma: protection is not automatic, and the devas act in harmony with Vedic Dharma rather than overriding the moral law of karma.
It implies that genuine bhakti is not a license for wrongdoing; devotion must be accompanied by dharmic conduct rooted in Vedic principles, which makes one fit for divine grace.
The verse points to Vedic pramāṇa (authority): Dharma is to be discerned from the Veda—practically supported by Vedanga tools like Vyākaraṇa (clarifying meaning) and Kalpa (ritual/duty procedure).