Shloka 5
ब्राह्मणः श्वपचीं गच्छन् विशेषेण रजस्वलाम् । अन्नमश्नन्सुरापक्वं मरणे यो हरिं स्मरेत् ॥ ५ ॥
brāhmaṇaḥ śvapacīṃ gacchan viśeṣeṇa rajasvalām | annamaśnansurāpakvaṃ maraṇe yo hariṃ smaret || 5 ||
যদি কোনো ব্রাহ্মণ শ্বপচী-জাতির নারীর কাছে যায়—বিশেষত ঋতুমতীর কাছে—এবং মদে রাঁধা অন্নও ভক্ষণ করে, তবু যে মৃত্যুকালে হরিকে স্মরণ করে, সে উদ্ধার লাভ করে।
Suta (narrating the teaching attributed to Narada’s Vishnu-bhakti emphasis)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From shocking depiction of grave transgression to a compassionate assurance of deliverance through death-time remembrance of Hari."}
FAQs
It teaches the supremacy of Hari-smṛti (remembering Viṣṇu), stating that even severe transgressions do not obstruct liberation if one’s final consciousness rests on Hari.
Bhakti is presented as decisive at the final moment: sincere remembrance of Hari at death is portrayed as a saving act that overrides accumulated demerit, emphasizing inner devotion over mere external status.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; rather, it reinforces Dharma-śāstra categories of impurity/transgression and frames them within a bhakti-centered conclusion—Hari-smaraṇa as the highest remedial principle.