Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
यो मे वह्निगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तेजोराजोऽथ वह्निस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३५ ॥
yo me vahnigataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | tejorājo'tha vahnistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 35 ||
Que soit détruit le péché qui, par quelque acte mauvais accompli ici, est entré dans mon feu ; et qu’Agni—seigneur de la splendeur, dispensateur de tous les bienfaits désirés—le consume entièrement.
Narada (in a ritual-prayer context invoking Agni for purification)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames Agni as a purifier: any impurity arising from wrongful action is offered into the sacred fire so it may be burned away, restoring ritual and inner cleanliness.
Bhakti here appears as surrender and trust—invoking a divine power (Agni) to remove दोष (impurity) and grant wholesome aims, aligning one’s actions with dharma.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and prāyaścitta logic: faults connected with a rite are ritually neutralized through fire-offering and purificatory invocation.