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 ||
តាមរយៈការសេពគប់ជាប្រចាំ គេអាចនឹងទៅរកស្ត្រីក្នុងវណ្ណៈរបស់ខ្លួន ឬវណ្ណៈខ្ពស់ជាង។ ប៉ុន្តែនៅពេលដុតក្នុងភ្លើងលាមកគោស្ងួត គេនឹងបានបរិសុទ្ធ ឱ ទ្វិជៈដ៏ປະເສើរអើយ។
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.