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 ||
Sa pagdampi ng tubig na nakapaghugas sa mga paa ni Hari, napawi ang dungis ng kasalanan ng mangangaso. Pagkaraan, sumakay siya sa banal na sasakyang panglangit at nagsalita ng ganito sa pantas.
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.