Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
भ्रातराश्रय गोविन्दं मा विलम्बं कुरु प्रिय । आसन्नमेव नगरं कृतान्तस्य हि दृश्यते ॥ ५७ ॥
bhrātarāśraya govindaṃ mā vilambaṃ kuru priya | āsannameva nagaraṃ kṛtāntasya hi dṛśyate || 57 ||
సోదరా, గోవిందుని శరణు పొందుము; ప్రియమా, ఆలస్యం చేయకు. కృతాంతుడు (మరణం) యొక్క నగరం ఎంతో సమీపంగా కనిపిస్తోంది.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches urgency in sādhana: since death can be near at any moment, one should immediately take śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Govinda, making devotion the central protection and path to liberation.
Bhakti here is expressed as direct refuge (āśraya/śaraṇa) in Govinda without procrastination—placing the Lord as the sole shelter when worldly security fails, especially at the approach of death.
No specific Vedāṅga technicality is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is time-discipline in dharma—avoiding विलम्ब (delay) and prioritizing daily nāma-smaraṇa and Viṣṇu-upāsanā as life is uncertain.