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 ||
Todo el pecado acumulado desde el nacimiento se consumó en ese mismo instante, oh el mejor de los dos veces nacidos, cuando allí se colocó una lámpara para el culto de la Deidad.
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.