Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
परद्रव्यापहारेण कलत्रं पोषितं त्वया । अंते तत्सर्वमुत्सृज्य एक एव प्रयति वै ॥ ४० ॥
paradravyāpahāreṇa kalatraṃ poṣitaṃ tvayā | aṃte tatsarvamutsṛjya eka eva prayati vai || 40 ||
പരരുടെ ധനം അപഹരിച്ച് നീ ഭാര്യയെയും ഗൃഹജീവിതവും പോഷിപ്പിച്ചു; എന്നാൽ അവസാനം അതെല്ലാം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് നീ സത്യമായും ഒറ്റയ്ക്കേ പുറപ്പെടുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / the listener, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya and moral clarity: wealth gained through adharma may support worldly ties temporarily, but at death one leaves everything behind and faces the results of one’s karma alone.
By exposing the fragility of family-and-wealth security, it implicitly turns the mind toward a lasting shelter—bhakti and surrender to Bhagavan (especially Vishnu/Narayana), which alone accompanies the soul beyond death.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti: avoid paradravya-apahara (theft) and cultivate righteous livelihood aligned with śāstra.