Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
न्यूनातिरिक्तकृत्यानां संपूर्तिकरणाय च । गङ्गा चतुलसी चैव सत्सङ्गो हरिकीर्त्तनम् ॥ १३५ ॥
nyūnātiriktakṛtyānāṃ saṃpūrtikaraṇāya ca | gaṅgā catulasī caiva satsaṅgo harikīrttanam || 135 ||
To make one’s religious duties complete—whether performed deficiently or in excess—the aids are the Gaṅgā, Tulasi, association with the virtuous (satsaṅga), and the singing of Hari’s Names and glories (kīrtana).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that imperfections in one’s prescribed duties can be spiritually “completed” through purifying supports: sacred tīrtha (Gaṅgā), Viṣṇu-beloved devotion (Tulasī), saintly association (sat-saṅga), and Hari’s kīrtana.
By placing harikīrtana and Tulasī alongside Gaṅgā and sat-saṅga, the verse emphasizes bhakti as a direct purifier and a practical means to perfect one’s dharma through remembrance and praise of Hari.
It implicitly reflects ritual discipline: even if karmas are nyūna (deficient) or atirikta (excess), corrective completion (saṃpūrti) is prescribed through recognized prayāścitta-like means, centering devotion and tīrtha observance.