Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
तावज्जन्मकृतं पापं तदैव क्षयमागतम् । प्रदीपः स्थापितस्तत्र सुरतार्थं द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३५ ॥
tāvajjanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tadaiva kṣayamāgatam | pradīpaḥ sthāpitastatra suratārthaṃ dvijottama || 35 ||
All the sin accumulated since birth was destroyed at that very moment, O best of the twice-born, when a lamp was set up there for the worship of the Deity.
Narada (teaching in dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that even a simple act of devotion—establishing a lamp for worship—can immediately burn away long-held sin, emphasizing the purifying power of sincere upasana.
Bhakti is shown as accessible and practical: a humble offering like lighting a lamp, done for the deity’s worship, becomes a potent devotional act that transforms one’s karmic burden.
It primarily reflects ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): the prescribed act of pradipa-sthapana as a worship accessory, indicating how correct observance in worship is treated as spiritually efficacious.