Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
अस्तित्वे तुल्यपापास्ते मिथ्यात्वे द्विगुणा नृप । अपापे पातकं यस्तु समरोप्य विनिन्दति ॥ ११५ ॥
astitve tulyapāpāste mithyātve dviguṇā nṛpa | apāpe pātakaṃ yastu samaropya vinindati || 115 ||
Tâu Đại vương, nếu lỗi bị nêu ra quả thật có, thì tội của lời nói ấy ngang với lỗi đó; nhưng nếu là lời dối trá, tội liền tăng gấp đôi. Còn kẻ gán tội nơi không có tội rồi phỉ báng người vô tội, phạm trọng tội.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed to a king within the discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It teaches that speech is karmically potent: truthful criticism still incurs a matching moral burden, but false blame doubles the sin—therefore one must practice सत्य (truth) and अहिंसा (non-harm) in words.
Bhakti requires inner and outer purity; refraining from nindā (censure) protects the mind from hatred and preserves sattva, making the heart fit for remembrance of Vishnu and devotional discipline.
It mainly reflects Dharma-śāstra style conduct rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it underscores disciplined speech (vāk-saṃyama) and careful use of words—aligned with the precision valued in Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Śikṣā (phonetics) for truthful communication.