Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
सुवर्णमानान्न्यूने तु रजतस्तेयकर्मणि । कुर्यात्सांतपनं सम्यगन्यथा पतितो भवेत् ॥ ५१ ॥
suvarṇamānānnyūne tu rajatasteyakarmaṇi | kuryātsāṃtapanaṃ samyaganyathā patito bhavet || 51 ||
តែបើជាការលួចប្រាក់ ដែលមានបរិមាណតិចជាងបរិមាណស្តង់ដារសម្រាប់មាស នោះគួរធ្វើពិធីសំអាតបាប «សាំតបណ» ឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ; បើមិនដូច្នោះទេ នឹងក្លាយជាមនុស្សធ្លាក់ចុះ។
Narada (in a dharma/prāyaścitta instruction context)
Vrata: Sāṃtapana (prāyaścitta)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that ethical breaches like theft require deliberate purification (prāyaścitta); neglecting prescribed atonement hardens impurity and leads to spiritual and social fall (patitatva).
Though primarily a dharma-verse, it supports bhakti indirectly: devotion is sustained by purity of conduct, and expiation restores the inner fitness needed for sincere worship and remembrance of the divine.
It highlights Kalpa/Smārta procedure—rule-based ritual expiation (Sāṃtapana) and proportionality of penance to the offense, a practical application of dharma-śāstric discipline.