Shloka 49
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
एवं प्रसाद्य देवेशं वरदं भक्तवत्सलम् । सर्वपापहरं देवं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥ ४९ ॥
evaṃ prasādya deveśaṃ varadaṃ bhaktavatsalam | sarvapāpaharaṃ devaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || 49 ||
وهكذا، بعد استرضاء ربِّ الآلهة—واهبِ النِّعَم، الرحيمِ بعباده المُحبّين، الماحي لكلِّ خطيئة، والمُعطي ثمرَ كلِّ رغبةٍ صالحة—ينال المرءُ المقصودَ الذي يرجوه.
Narada (narrative voice within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section; traditional dialogue framework with Sanatkumara context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It summarizes the Lord’s core attributes in the Mahatmya context: He is pleased by sincere worship, destroys accumulated sin (pāpa), and grants fitting results—showing that divine grace is the decisive purifier and fulfiller.
By calling the Lord “bhaktavatsala,” it teaches that devotion is not merely ritual performance but a relationship of love and surrender that naturally draws divine favor (prasāda).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of “prasādana”—performing worship so it culminates in prasāda (divine satisfaction), which is the source of phala.