Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
अहो ममायुः क्षयमेति शीघ्रं पापान्यनेकानि समर्ज्जितानि । प्रातिक्रिया नैव कृता मयैषां गतिश्च का स्यान्ममजन्म किं वा ॥ ५७ ॥
aho mamāyuḥ kṣayameti śīghraṃ pāpānyanekāni samarjjitāni | prātikriyā naiva kṛtā mayaiṣāṃ gatiśca kā syānmamajanma kiṃ vā || 57 ||
ہائے! میری عمر تیزی سے گھٹ رہی ہے اور میں نے بے شمار گناہ جمع کیے ہیں۔ میں نے ان کا کوئی پرایَشچِت (کفّارہ) نہیں کیا—اب میری گتی کیا ہوگی اور مجھے کیسا جنمِ نو ملے گا؟
Narada (inquiry/inner lament within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It voices the classical Purāṇic awakening (saṃvega): awareness that life is short, karma is real, and without prāyaścitta (remedial practice) one’s gati (post-death course) and rebirth are shaped by accumulated pāpa.
By highlighting helplessness before time and karma, the verse prepares the mind for taking refuge in a higher remedy—typically taught in the Narada Purana as devotion and surrender to Bhagavān (especially Viṣṇu) along with purifying disciplines.
It points to Dharma-śāstric prāyaścitta principles (ritual and ethical countermeasures to pāpa). While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson itself, it leads into applied ritual knowledge—vows (vrata), japa, dāna, and expiatory rites used for purification.