Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
त्वयाहं तारितो विप्र पापादस्माच्छरीरतः । तस्मान्नतोऽस्मि ते विद्वन्मत्कृतं तत्क्षमस्व च ॥ ६५ ॥
tvayāhaṃ tārito vipra pāpādasmāccharīrataḥ | tasmānnato'smi te vidvanmatkṛtaṃ tatkṣamasva ca || 65 ||
হে বিপ্ৰ! তুমি মোক এই দেহ-সম্পৰ্কিত পাপৰ পৰা তাৰিলে। সেয়ে হে বিদ্বান, মই তোমাক প্ৰণাম কৰোঁ—মোৰ দ্বাৰা কৃত দোষ থাকিলে ক্ষমা কৰা।
Unspecified devotee/supplicant addressing a brāhmaṇa (vipra) within the Adhyaya’s narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights repentance and humility: acknowledging deliverance from pāpa through a virtuous guide and seeking forgiveness (kṣamā) for one’s own faults—key marks of inner purification in Dharma.
While not naming a deity directly, it reflects bhakti-culture values—lowliness, gratitude, and reverence for the saintly—seen as supportive practices that make the heart fit for devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is Dharmic conduct—prāyaścitta-minded accountability and the discipline of asking pardon from the learned.