Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
तर्काणाद्यविशेषेण नरकाध्यक्षतां गताः । यूयं किमर्थमद्यापि कर्त्तुं पापानि सोद्यमाः ॥ ६५ ॥
tarkāṇādyaviśeṣeṇa narakādhyakṣatāṃ gatāḥ | yūyaṃ kimarthamadyāpi karttuṃ pāpāni sodyamāḥ || 65 ||
Do tranh biện xảo thuật và những điều tương tự—không có sự phân biệt chân chánh—các ngươi đã thành kẻ cai quản địa ngục. Vì sao đến nay các ngươi vẫn còn hăm hở gây tạo tội lỗi?
Sanatkumara (one of the Sanaka brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that mere clever argument (tarka) without true discernment (viveka) can harden one into adharma, leading to severe karmic consequences symbolized by association with naraka; it urges immediate cessation of pāpa.
By criticizing ego-driven disputation and continued sin, the verse indirectly supports bhakti’s foundation: humility, moral restraint, and turning away from pāpa so the mind becomes fit for sincere devotion to Bhagavan.
It highlights the practical limit of logic and debate: tarka must be guided by dharma and right understanding; otherwise, intellectual skill becomes a tool for adharma rather than a support for śāstra-based living.