Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
यो मे नैर्ऋतिगः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । रक्षोराजो नैर्ऋतिस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३७ ॥
yo me nairṛtigaḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | rakṣorājo nairṛtistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 37 ||
Möge Nairṛti, König der Rākṣasas—Spender aller ersehnten Errungenschaften—das sündige Übel vernichten, das durch ruchlose Taten hier über mich gekommen ist.
Narada (in a ritual/propitiatory formula within the adhyaya’s puranic-summary context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It functions as a protective, purificatory invocation: the devotee acknowledges pāpa arising from wrongful karma and prays for its destruction through a powerful guardian deity associated with removing inauspicious forces.
Bhakti here appears as śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): rather than justifying one’s faults, the practitioner turns to a higher power for cleansing and protection, aligning the will toward dharma.
The verse reflects ritual application (prayoga) and directional/deity mapping used in karmakāṇḍa practice—knowledge often coordinated with Jyotiṣa-style dik/devatā correspondences and śānti procedures.