Shloka 27
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
छायां तस्य समाक्रम्य कल्पवृक्षस्य मोहिनि । ब्रह्मह्त्यां नरो जह्यात्पापेष्वन्येषु का कथा ॥ २७ ॥
chāyāṃ tasya samākramya kalpavṛkṣasya mohini | brahmahtyāṃ naro jahyātpāpeṣvanyeṣu kā kathā || 27 ||
Ô Mohinī, en entrant seulement dans l’ombre de cet arbre exauçant les vœux, l’homme rejetterait même le péché de brahma-hatyā (le meurtre d’un brahmane) ; que dire alors des autres fautes ?
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative frame; traditional dialogic attribution within Narada Purana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It extols the extraordinary purifying power (pāpa-kṣaya) of a sacred locus described as a kalpavṛkṣa, teaching that proximity/participation in a tirtha’s sanctity can dissolve even grave karmic burdens like brahma-hatyā.
Though framed as tirtha-mahātmyā, the logic is devotional: surrendering oneself to a divinely charged sacred presence (entering the tree’s shade) symbolizes taking refuge (śaraṇāgati), through which impurities are said to fall away.
It most directly reflects Dharma-śāstric/prāyaścitta principles (ritual purification and merit at tirthas) rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa; the practical takeaway is the Purāṇic rule-of-thumb that certain tirtha acts are prescribed as powerful expiations.