Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
उत्तंकः पतितं प्रेक्ष्य लुबग्धकं तं दयापरः । विष्णुपादोदकेनैवमभ्यषिंचन्महामतिः ॥ ६० ॥
uttaṃkaḥ patitaṃ prekṣya lubagdhakaṃ taṃ dayāparaḥ | viṣṇupādodakenaivamabhyaṣiṃcanmahāmatiḥ || 60 ||
വീണുകിടന്ന വേട്ടക്കാരനെ കണ്ട ദയാപരനായ മഹാമതി ഉത്തങ്കൻ, ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ പാദപ്രക്ഷാലിത ജലത്തോടെ അവനെ തളിച്ച് അഭിഷേകം ചെയ്തു.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse highlights the purifying and grace-bestowing power of Viṣṇu-pādodaka (caraṇāmṛta) and presents compassion as a dhārmic response that supports spiritual upliftment.
Bhakti is shown as reverence for Viṣṇu expressed through sacred substances (pādodaka) and through mercy toward others—devotion is not only ritual but also compassionate conduct.
It primarily reflects ritual practice (prayoga) rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the use of consecrated water for śuddhi (purification) and auspicious anointment in a devotional context.