Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
हरिपादोदकस्पर्शाल्लुब्धको गतकल्मषः । दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य मुनिमेतदथाब्रवीत् ॥ ६१ ॥
haripādodakasparśāllubdhako gatakalmaṣaḥ | divyaṃ vimānamāruhya munimetadathābravīt || 61 ||
ដោយការប៉ះទឹកដែលបានលាងព្រះបាទហរិ អ្នកប្រមាញ់បានរួចផុតពីកល្មសៈ (មលបាប)។ បន្ទាប់មក គាត់ឡើងជិះយានទិវ្យ ហើយបាននិយាយពាក្យទាំងនេះទៅកាន់មុនី។
Narrator (Purana narrator describing the event; the hunter is about to speak to the sage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that contact with Hari’s pādodaka (Vishnu’s sacred foot-water/charanāmṛta) has purifying power, removing kalmaṣa (sin/impurity) and elevating even a hunter to a divine state.
Bhakti is shown as grace-centered: a simple act connected to Vishnu—touching what is sanctified by Him—can transform a person’s destiny, indicating that devotion and divine association outweigh social status or past faults.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: honoring tīrtha-like sanctified water and understanding its purificatory role in ācamana/snāna traditions, though no specific Vedanga technicality is directly taught in this single verse.