Shloka 68
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
ब्रह्मह्त्या प्रमुच्येत पापेष्वन्येषु का कथा । प्रदक्षिणं कृतं यैस्तु नमस्कारैस्तु जंतुभिः ॥ ६८ ॥
brahmahtyā pramucyeta pāpeṣvanyeṣu kā kathā | pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtaṃ yaistu namaskāraistu jaṃtubhiḥ || 68 ||
જે જીવ પ્રદક્ષિણા કરે અને નમસ્કાર સાથે ભક્તિપૂર્વક પ્રણામ કરે, તેઓ બ્રહ્મહત્યાનું પાપ પણ છોડે છે; તો અન્ય પાપોની તો શું વાત!
Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya context of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates simple devotional body-practices—pradakṣiṇā and namaskāra—as powerful purifying acts, stating that even the gravest sin is mitigated by sincere reverence, especially in a Tīrtha/temple context.
Bhakti is shown as accessible through embodied humility: circling the sacred with the right side facing it and offering prostrations. The emphasis is on devotion expressed through respectful ritual action rather than mere theory.
Ritual procedure (Kalpa/Smārta-ācāra) is implied: correct performance of pradakṣiṇā and namaskāra as prescribed acts of dharma and prayāścitta (expiation) in sacred settings.