Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
एकवारं गते ह्यब्दंव्रतं कृत्वा विशुद्ध्यति । दिनत्रये गते वह्निदग्धः शुध्येत नान्यथा ॥ ६७ ॥
ekavāraṃ gate hyabdaṃvrataṃ kṛtvā viśuddhyati | dinatraye gate vahnidagdhaḥ śudhyeta nānyathā || 67 ||
ഒരിക്കൽ പോലും ഒരു വർഷവ്രതം പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയാൽ ശുദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാൽ അഗ്നിദഗ്ധനായവൻ മൂന്നു ദിവസം കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ മാത്രമേ ശുദ്ധനാകൂ—മറ്റൊരു മാർഗമില്ല.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-vrata context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It contrasts two kinds of purification: the inner, merit-based purification gained through sustained vrata, and the time-bound, procedural purification required after a physical impurity like being burned—showing that dharma includes both spiritual discipline and precise ritual standards.
While not explicitly naming a deity here, it supports Bhakti-based discipline by emphasizing vrata as a sustained devotional practice whose continuity over time produces inner purification.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and śauca-vidhi are implied: it specifies a concrete purification rule—after being burned by fire, purity is recognized only after three days.