Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
चंद्रांगपापैर्भांत्यस्थैः सेंवुपापचतुष्टयैः । चक्रपूर्वापरे पापसौम्यैः कीटतनौ मृतिः ॥ १०२ ॥
caṃdrāṃgapāpairbhāṃtyasthaiḥ seṃvupāpacatuṣṭayaiḥ | cakrapūrvāpare pāpasaumyaiḥ kīṭatanau mṛtiḥ || 102 ||
Do các tội lỗi gắn với các túc sao của Mặt Trăng và các vị trí hành tinh, cùng bốn tội đặc biệt, lại thêm những tội được xếp là dữ và lành trong các chu kỳ trước–sau, người ấy gặp cái chết khi đang mang thân sâu bọ.
Sage Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It underscores karmaphala with precision: specific categories of pāpa lead to degradation into lower births, here culminating in death while embodied as a worm/insect—warning the seeker to purify conduct and pursue mokṣa-oriented dharma.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by contrasting the painful outcomes of pāpa with the need for purification and God-centered living; devotion to Vishnu is traditionally presented in the Narada Purana as a primary purifier that counters karmic downfall.
It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) style thinking—linking karmic classifications to lunar/nakṣatra-related factors and cyclical divisions (cakra), implying that ethical life and remedial disciplines must be aligned with dharma rather than superstition.