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 ||
دوسروں کا مال چرا کر تُو نے بیوی اور گھر بار پالا؛ مگر آخر میں وہ سب چھوڑ کر تُو یقیناً اکیلا ہی روانہ ہوتا ہے۔
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.