Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
अमत्याभ्यासतो गच्छेत्सवर्णां चोत्तमां तथा । कारीषवह्निना दग्धः शुद्धिं याति द्विजोत्तम ॥ ६१ ॥
amatyābhyāsato gacchetsavarṇāṃ cottamāṃ tathā | kārīṣavahninā dagdhaḥ śuddhiṃ yāti dvijottama || 61 ||
Karena kebiasaan ia mungkin hanyut kepada wanita sekelasnya atau lebih tinggi. Namun bila seorang Brahmana dibakar dalam api kotoran sapi kering, ia mencapai kesucian, wahai yang terbaik dari kaum dwija.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on dharma and purity)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It stresses dharmic causality: repeated association shapes conduct, while ritual prescriptions of shaucha/prāyaścitta define how impurity is ritually resolved—here, the text notes purification through cremation in a kārīṣa-fueled fire for a dvija.
Indirectly: it highlights saṅga (company) as a force that redirects desire and behavior; bhakti traditions likewise emphasize satsanga as essential to keeping the mind oriented to Vishnu rather than toward sense-driven habits.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and dharma-śāstra style purity rules are implied—specifically, the ritual notion of śuddhi (purification) and prescribed fuel/means (kārīṣa-vahni) used in rites connected with cremation and expiation.