Shloka 15
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
नमः शिवाय शांताय सर्वपापहराय च । स्नानं करोमि देवेश मम नश्यतु पातकम् ॥ १५ ॥
namaḥ śivāya śāṃtāya sarvapāpaharāya ca | snānaṃ karomi deveśa mama naśyatu pātakam || 15 ||
Ehrerbietung Śiva, dem Friedvollen, dem Vertilger aller Sünden. O Herr der Götter, ich vollziehe dieses rituelle Bad; möge meine Schuld vergehen.
Narada (as a ritual formula/prayer within the tirtha-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) as a conscious act of purification, sealed by devotion to Śiva as the pacifier of the mind and remover of pāpa (sin).
Bhakti appears as surrender through direct address—“namaḥ” and “deveśa”—showing that inner repentance and remembrance of the deity are central, not merely the external act of bathing.
Ritual application (Kalpa/Prayoga) is implied: a concise mantra-prayoga to be recited at the time of snāna, aligning action (karma) with intention (saṅkalpa) for purification.