Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
अवंतिकारोहतिकं तथा सन्निहितं सरः । वारप्रवृत्तिवाग्देशे क्षयार्द्धेभ्यधिको भवेत् ॥ ८७ ॥
avaṃtikārohatikaṃ tathā sannihitaṃ saraḥ | vārapravṛttivāgdeśe kṣayārddhebhyadhiko bhavet || 87 ||
അവന്തികാ-രോഹതിക തീർത്ഥവും സമീപത്തെ പുണ്യസരോവരവും—‘വാര-പ്രവൃത്തി-വാഗ്ദേശ’ എന്ന സ്ഥലത്ത്—ക്ഷയപക്ഷത്തിലെ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തങ്ങളേക്കാളും അധിക പുണ്യം നൽകുന്നതായി പറയുന്നു॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates tīrtha-yātrā—especially to a named sacred site and its adjacent lake—as a powerful means of accruing puṇya, even surpassing common expiatory observances tied to lunar timing.
While not explicitly naming a deity here, the verse supports bhakti-oriented practice by valuing pilgrimage and reverent approach to sacred geography—acts typically performed with remembrance, worship, and surrender that purify the mind toward mokṣa.
It implicitly uses calendrical/lunar discipline (jyotiṣa-based timing such as the waning half of the month) to compare religious efficacy, showing how ritual time-reckoning informs dharma and prayāścitta.