Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
यज्जपित्वा द्रुतं सर्वं तव पापं विनश्यति । इत्युक्त्वा नारदं विष्णुः पुनः प्राह दयान्वितः
yajjapitvā drutaṃ sarvaṃ tava pāpaṃ vinaśyati | ityuktvā nāradaṃ viṣṇuḥ punaḥ prāha dayānvitaḥ
„Durch das Wiederholen dieses Mantras wird all deine Sünde rasch vernichtet.“ So zu Nārada gesprochen, redete Herr Viṣṇu, von Mitgefühl bewegt, erneut.
Lord Vishnu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Highlights pāpa-kṣaya through japa as a core preparatory merit for fruitful darśana and tīrtha-yātrā; compassion (dayā) is the devotional lens for practice.
FAQs
It highlights the purificatory power of mantra-japa: sincere repetition, supported by devotion and right intent, quickly dissolves accumulated demerit and prepares the seeker for Shiva’s grace (anugraha) and steadiness in dharma.
The verse frames japa as an accessible means of approaching Saguna Shiva—often practiced alongside Linga worship—where recitation, offering, and remembrance work together to cleanse the mind and make it fit for Shiva-bhakti.
Regular mantra-japa with concentration and repentance (prāyaścitta-bhāva) is implied; it may be paired with Shaiva disciplines such as vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, though the verse itself explicitly emphasizes japa.