Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
रौरवं नरकं भुङक्ते ततोऽन्यानपि च क्रमात् । ये चातिकामिनो मर्त्या ये च मिथ्याप्रवादिनः ॥ १०९ ॥
rauravaṃ narakaṃ bhuṅakte tato'nyānapi ca kramāt | ye cātikāmino martyā ye ca mithyāpravādinaḥ || 109 ||
凡极度纵欲之人，以及妄语说谎之人，皆受名为“劳罗婆”(Raurava)之地狱；其后依次还要经历其他诸狱。
Sage Narada (instruction within a dharma/naraka-phala discourse, traditionally framed in Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It links specific inner vices—unchecked lust and habitual falsehood—to concrete karmic consequences (Raurava and subsequent hells), urging self-restraint and truth as foundational dharma.
By condemning lust and lying, it implicitly supports bhakti-sadhana: purity of conduct and truthful speech stabilize the mind, making devotion and remembrance of Bhagavan steady rather than disturbed by passion and deceit.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—satya (truthfulness) and kama-nigraha (restraint of desire)—as prerequisites for effective mantra, vrata, and ritual observance.