Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
अहो दुःखं मनुष्याणां ममताकुलचेतसाम् । महापापानि कृत्वापि परान्पुष्यांति यत्नतः ॥ ५० ॥
aho duḥkhaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ mamatākulacetasām | mahāpāpāni kṛtvāpi parānpuṣyāṃti yatnataḥ || 50 ||
Aduhai, betapa menyedihkan manusia yang hatinya gelisah oleh rasa memiliki! Bahkan setelah melakukan dosa besar, mereka tetap bersungguh-sungguh memelihara dan mengangkat kepentingan serta golongan mereka.
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that mamatā (the sense of “mine”) clouds judgment so deeply that people keep reinforcing worldly bonds and interests even after grave wrongdoing, thereby prolonging suffering and karmic bondage.
By exposing possessiveness as a root problem, it implicitly points toward redirecting attachment from “mine and ours” to surrender and devotion to Bhagavān—where one’s effort is purified and no longer driven by selfish clinging.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment—recognizing attachment as a cause of adharma and correcting intention behind actions.