Shloka 49
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
एवं प्रसाद्य देवेशं वरदं भक्तवत्सलम् । सर्वपापहरं देवं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥ ४९ ॥
evaṃ prasādya deveśaṃ varadaṃ bhaktavatsalam | sarvapāpaharaṃ devaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || 49 ||
かくして、神々の主にして、願いを授け、 भक्त（信徒）を慈しみ、あらゆる罪を滅し、正しき願いの果を与え給う御方を歓喜せしめ奉れば、求むる成就を得る。
Narada (narrative voice within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section; traditional dialogue framework with Sanatkumara context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from reverent propitiation (prasādana) to assurance of grace: sin-removal and fulfillment of worthy desires."}
FAQs
It summarizes the Lord’s core attributes in the Mahatmya context: He is pleased by sincere worship, destroys accumulated sin (pāpa), and grants fitting results—showing that divine grace is the decisive purifier and fulfiller.
By calling the Lord “bhaktavatsala,” it teaches that devotion is not merely ritual performance but a relationship of love and surrender that naturally draws divine favor (prasāda).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the ritual principle of “prasādana”—performing worship so it culminates in prasāda (divine satisfaction), which is the source of phala.