Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
दीक्षीतं ब्राह्मणं हत्वा द्विगुणं व्रतमाचरेत् । आचार्यादिवधे चैव व्रतमुक्तं चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १६ ॥
dīkṣītaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ hatvā dviguṇaṃ vratamācaret | ācāryādivadhe caiva vratamuktaṃ caturguṇam || 16 ||
បើបានសម្លាប់ព្រាហ្មណ៍ដែលបានទទួលឌីក្សា គប្បីអនុវត្តវ្រតព្រាយស្ចិត្តទ្វេគុណ។ ហើយបើសម្លាប់គ្រូអាចារ្យ និងអ្នកដូច្នោះ វ្រតត្រូវបានប្រកាសថា ចតុគុណ។
Sage Nārada (teaching prāyaścitta-dharma to the Sanatkumāra tradition)
Vrata: brahmahavrata (implied as the baseline expiatory vow)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the principle of graded moral accountability: harming highly revered, spiritually consecrated persons demands proportionately stronger prāyaścitta, emphasizing reverence for sacred life and the seriousness of guru-related offenses.
While primarily about dharma and expiation, it supports bhakti indirectly by insisting on purification after grave wrongdoing; a devotee’s life is safeguarded by repentance, restraint, and restoring dharmic order before deeper worship and japa bear fruit.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse uses the technical framework of vrata and prāyaścitta with quantified intensification (dviguṇa/caturguṇa), guiding how penances are scaled in dharma-śāstra style observances.