Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
स्ववर्णोत्तमवर्णस्त्रीगमने त्वविचारतः । ब्राह्महत्याव्रतं कुर्याद्वादशाब्दं समाहितः ॥ ६० ॥
svavarṇottamavarṇastrīgamane tvavicārataḥ | brāhmahatyāvrataṃ kuryādvādaśābdaṃ samāhitaḥ || 60 ||
যদি কেউ অবিবেচকের মতো নিজ বর্ণ বা উচ্চ বর্ণের নারীর সাথে গমন করে, তবে তাকে বারো বছর ধরে ব্রহ্মহত্যা ব্রত পালন করতে হবে।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: brāhmahatyā-vrata (used here as expiation model)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames moral accountability in Dharma: a serious breach of social-ethical restraint requires long, disciplined penance, emphasizing self-control (samāhita) as the core of purification.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by insisting on inner discipline and purification through vrata; such restraint is presented as necessary groundwork for a stable, sattvic mind capable of sustained devotion.
Ritual-practice knowledge is implied through prāyaścitta-vrata procedure (kalpa-style application): the verse specifies duration (twelve years) and the required mental posture (samāhita) for a prescribed expiation.