Shloka 44
The Account of Mohinī
Mohinī-upākhyāna
यत्पुण्यशीलस्य नृपस्य भूपशिरोमणेराचरितं प्रतीपम् । तत्पापवेगेन बभूव विद्रुता भस्मावशेषा तव शापदग्धा ॥ ४४ ॥
yatpuṇyaśīlasya nṛpasya bhūpaśiromaṇerācaritaṃ pratīpam | tatpāpavegena babhūva vidrutā bhasmāvaśeṣā tava śāpadagdhā || 44 ||
你对那位德行圆满、诸王之冠的贤王所行的敌对之举，正因其自身罪业的猛势而招致你的败亡；被你的诅咒所焚，你已化作仅余的灰烬。
Narada (contextual narrator within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that adharma directed toward a virtuous person rebounds through its own pāpa-vega (momentum of sin), bringing inevitable downfall; even a curse becomes the instrument through which karma ripens.
By implication, it upholds reverence for the righteous and protection of dharma—core supports for bhakti—since hostility toward the dharmic destroys one’s inner purity needed for devotion.
Primarily Dharma-śāstra ethics rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the practical takeaway is disciplined speech and action (avoiding pratīpa-karman), because moral causality governs outcomes like a law.