Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
लब्ध्वेमां मानुषीं वृत्तिं रेरे दर्पं तु मा कृथाः । संत्यज्य कामं क्रोधं च लोभं मोहं मदं तथा ॥ १०३ ॥
labdhvemāṃ mānuṣīṃ vṛttiṃ rere darpaṃ tu mā kṛthāḥ | saṃtyajya kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ mohaṃ madaṃ tathā || 103 ||
Đã được thân phận làm người này, hỡi người đời, chớ sinh kiêu mạn. Hãy từ bỏ dục vọng, sân hận, tham lam, mê muội và cả ngã mạn nữa.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada / general instruction to seekers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames human birth as a rare opportunity meant for inner purification; arrogance is rejected and the core obstacles—desire, anger, greed, delusion, and pride—are to be abandoned as the foundation for dharma and liberation.
Bhakti requires a clean inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa). By giving up ego and the five inner vices, the devotee becomes fit for steady remembrance and worship, making devotion to Vishnu stable rather than passion-driven.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse instead emphasizes sādhanā-ethics—self-restraint and inner discipline—as a prerequisite that supports all scriptural study and ritual practice.