Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
यावदर्जयति द्रव्यं बांधवास्तावदेव हि । धर्माधर्मौ सहैवास्तामिहामुत्र न चापरः ॥ ४२ ॥
yāvadarjayati dravyaṃ bāṃdhavāstāvadeva hi | dharmādharmau sahaivāstāmihāmutra na cāparaḥ || 42 ||
جب تک انسان مال و دولت کماتا رہتا ہے تب تک رشتہ دار قریب رہتے ہیں۔ مگر اس دنیا اور آخرت میں صرف دھرم اور اَدھرم ہی ساتھ رہتے ہیں؛ کوئی اور ساتھی نہیں۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya: social support often depends on wealth, but one’s karmic record—Dharma and Adharma—alone accompanies the soul in both this life and the afterlife.
By exposing the unreliability of wealth-based relationships, it redirects the seeker toward lasting refuge—living by Dharma, which in the Narada Purana culminates in devotion and surrender to the Supreme as the stable support beyond death.
The verse primarily highlights karma-dharma ethics rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is disciplined conduct (ācāra) and conscious choice of Dharma over Adharma, since actions alone yield enduring results.