Shloka 49
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
एवं प्रसाद्य देवेशं वरदं भक्तवत्सलम् । सर्वपापहरं देवं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥ ४९ ॥
evaṃ prasādya deveśaṃ varadaṃ bhaktavatsalam | sarvapāpaharaṃ devaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || 49 ||
Así, habiendo aplacado al Señor de los dioses—dador de dones, tierno con Sus devotos, destructor de todo pecado y otorgador del fruto de todo deseo digno—se alcanza el resultado anhelado.
Narada (narrative voice within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section; traditional dialogue framework with Sanatkumara context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from reverent propitiation (prasādana) to assurance of grace: sin-removal and fulfillment of worthy desires."}
FAQs
It summarizes the Lord’s core attributes in the Mahatmya context: He is pleased by sincere worship, destroys accumulated sin (pāpa), and grants fitting results—showing that divine grace is the decisive purifier and fulfiller.
By calling the Lord “bhaktavatsala,” it teaches that devotion is not merely ritual performance but a relationship of love and surrender that naturally draws divine favor (prasāda).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of “prasādana”—performing worship so it culminates in prasāda (divine satisfaction), which is the source of phala.