Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
तस्योपनयनं भूयस्तप्तकृच्छ्रं चरेत्तथा । समक्षं वा परोक्षं वा बलाच्चौयण वा तथा ॥ ३३ ॥
tasyopanayanaṃ bhūyastaptakṛcchraṃ carettathā | samakṣaṃ vā parokṣaṃ vā balāccauyaṇa vā tathā || 33 ||
ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪುನಃ ಉಪನಯನ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ‘ತಪ್ತಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರ’ ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು—ಅದು ಸಮಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದರೂ, ಗುಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ನಡೆದರೂ, ಬಲಾತ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ನಡೆದರೂ, ಅಥವಾ ಕಳ್ಳತನದಿಂದಲೂ ನಡೆದರೂ ಸಹ.
Narada (teaching in a dharma/prāyaścitta context)
Vrata: Taptakṛcchra (penance); Upanayana (re-performance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It emphasizes restoration of dharmic purity through saṁskāra (re-initiation) and prāyaścitta (taptakṛcchra), showing that inner rectification matters regardless of whether the fault was public or hidden.
While not directly a bhakti-verse, it supports bhakti-life by prescribing purification after lapses—so the practitioner can return to disciplined worship with renewed eligibility and integrity.
It reflects Kalpa/Vaidika ritual procedure: rules for saṁskāra (upanayana) and the application of specific expiatory observances (kṛcchra) as part of dharma-śāstric practice.