Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
द्विषद्वर्गं समुत्सार्य द्रुपदां शिरसि क्षिपेत् । ऋतं च सत्यमेतेन कृत्वा चैवाघमर्षणम् ॥ ५० ॥
dviṣadvargaṃ samutsārya drupadāṃ śirasi kṣipet | ṛtaṃ ca satyametena kṛtvā caivāghamarṣaṇam || 50 ||
Après avoir chassé la troupe des ennemis, qu’on jette (le fardeau du péché) sur la tête de Dru-pada. Ainsi, en établissant Ṛta (l’ordre cosmique) et Satya (la vérité), on accomplit réellement l’Aghamarṣaṇa, «l’effacement du péché».
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames Aghamarṣaṇa as a dharmic act that restores Ṛta (right order) and Satya (truth), portraying expiation not merely as cleansing but as re-alignment with cosmic and ethical law.
While primarily ritual-expiatory, it supports bhakti by emphasizing inner and outer purity: removing ‘enemies’ (obstacles such as anger, deceit, and sin) prepares the practitioner for steadiness in truthful devotion.
It points to prayāścitta/ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented discipline) and the Vedic ethic of Ṛta–Satya, indicating that correct practice and truthfulness are integral to sin-removal rites like Aghamarṣaṇa.