Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
कृतं यत्तत्क्षमस्वेश कृपया त्वं दयानिधे । यन्मया क्रियते कर्म जाग्रत्स्वप्रसुषुप्तिषु ॥ ११२ ॥
kṛtaṃ yattatkṣamasveśa kṛpayā tvaṃ dayānidhe | yanmayā kriyate karma jāgratsvaprasuṣuptiṣu || 112 ||
ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ មហាសមុទ្រនៃព្រះមេត្តា សូមអត់ទោសដោយព្រះករុណា ចំពោះអ្វីៗដែលខ្ញុំបានធ្វើខុស។ កម្មទាំងឡាយដែលខ្ញុំប្រព្រឹត្តក្នុងពេលភ្ញាក់ សុបិន និងដំណេកជ្រៅ សូមព្រះអង្គអត់ទោសទាំងអស់។
Devotee/Supplicant (prayerful voice within the Narada Purana narrative; addressed to Ishvara/Vishnu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It is a kṣamā-prārthanā (prayer for forgiveness) that places all human actions—conscious and unconscious—before the Lord, affirming divine mercy as the purifier of karma.
Bhakti is shown as humility and surrender: the devotee addresses the Lord as dayānidhi (ocean of compassion) and seeks grace rather than self-justification, making repentance itself an act of devotion.
It reflects a Vedic framework of consciousness (jāgrat–svapna–suṣupti) used in spiritual self-audit, encouraging practitioners to include even subtle, unintentional karmas in daily prayer and ritual repentance.