Shloka 177
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
देवदूत ततो ब्रूहि कारुण्यान्मम पृच्छतः । नरकान्निष्कृतिः सद्यो भ्रातुर्मे जायते कथम्
devadūta tato brūhi kāruṇyānmama pṛcchataḥ | narakānniṣkṛtiḥ sadyo bhrāturme jāyate katham
ഹേ ദേവദൂതാ! കരുണയോടെ, ഞാൻ ചോദിക്കുന്നു—എന്റെ സഹോദരന് നരകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഉടൻ മോചനം എങ്ങനെ ലഭിക്കും?
An unnamed inquirer addressing a devadūta (divine messenger)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कारुण्यात्+मम → कारुण्यान्मम (t + m → nm); नरकात्+निष्कृतिः → नरकान्निष्कृतिः (t + n → nn).
FAQs
The speaker asks a divine messenger to explain, compassionately and clearly, the means by which the speaker’s brother can obtain immediate release (niṣkṛti) from hell (naraka).
Niṣkṛti implies release or deliverance—often through atonement, remedial rites, or spiritually efficacious acts—specifically deliverance from the consequences that lead to or sustain suffering in naraka.
It highlights compassion and responsibility toward others—especially family—by seeking guidance to alleviate another’s suffering and by valuing remedial action over indifference.