Shloka 3
Tithi-vicara
Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites
तद्वाक्यं सूतपुत्रस्य श्रुत्वा द्विजवरोत्तमाः । माहात्म्यं चक्रिणश्चापि सर्वपापौघ शांतिदम् ॥ ३ ॥
tadvākyaṃ sūtaputrasya śrutvā dvijavarottamāḥ | māhātmyaṃ cakriṇaścāpi sarvapāpaugha śāṃtidam || 3 ||
सूतपुत्र के वे वचन सुनकर श्रेष्ठ द्विजों ने चक्रधारी (विष्णु) का भी माहात्म्य सुना, जो समस्त पाप-प्रवाह को शांत करने वाला है ॥३॥
Suta (Sūta-putra), as narrator to assembled sages
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Reverent listening culminates in relief: Viṣṇu’s glory is presented as a pacifier of overwhelming sin."}
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of Viṣṇu’s māhātmya as a direct purifier—capable of calming and dissolving even a “flood of sins” (sarva-pāpaugha).
By emphasizing attentive listening to the Lord’s greatness (māhātmya), it presents bhakti as beginning with hearing: receptivity to sacred discourse leads to inner peace and moral purification.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—regular hearing of Purāṇic recitation as a recognized sādhana within dharma practice.