Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
द्विषद्वर्गं समुत्सार्य द्रुपदां शिरसि क्षिपेत् । ऋतं च सत्यमेतेन कृत्वा चैवाघमर्षणम् ॥ ५० ॥
dviṣadvargaṃ samutsārya drupadāṃ śirasi kṣipet | ṛtaṃ ca satyametena kṛtvā caivāghamarṣaṇam || 50 ||
Nachdem man die Schar der Feinde vertrieben hat, soll man (die Last der Sünde) auf das Haupt des Dru-pada werfen. So werden Ṛta (kosmische Ordnung) und Satya (Wahrheit) begründet, und wahrlich wird das Aghamarṣaṇa vollzogen—„das Abwaschen der Sünde“.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames Aghamarṣaṇa as a dharmic act that restores Ṛta (right order) and Satya (truth), portraying expiation not merely as cleansing but as re-alignment with cosmic and ethical law.
While primarily ritual-expiatory, it supports bhakti by emphasizing inner and outer purity: removing ‘enemies’ (obstacles such as anger, deceit, and sin) prepares the practitioner for steadiness in truthful devotion.
It points to prayāścitta/ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented discipline) and the Vedic ethic of Ṛta–Satya, indicating that correct practice and truthfulness are integral to sin-removal rites like Aghamarṣaṇa.