Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
यस्तु संस्मरते मर्त्यः स मुक्तः पापकोटिभिः । स्मृतो वा पूजितो वापि ध्यातः प्रणमितोऽपि वा ॥ ९५ ॥
yastu saṃsmarate martyaḥ sa muktaḥ pāpakoṭibhiḥ | smṛto vā pūjito vāpi dhyātaḥ praṇamito'pi vā || 95 ||
ഏത് മർത്ത്യൻ അവനെ സത്യമായി സ്മരിക്കുമോ, അവൻ കോടി പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും—സ്മരണയാലോ, പൂജയാലോ, ധ്യാനത്താലോ, പ്രണാമത്താലോ പോലും.
Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that even simple acts of devotion—remembering, worshiping, meditating, or bowing to Vishnu—carry purifying power great enough to destroy vast accumulations of sin and move the devotee toward liberation.
It presents bhakti as accessible and multi-limbed: mental remembrance (smṛti/smaraṇa), ritual honoring (pūjā), inner contemplation (dhyāna), and bodily humility (praṇāma). Any of these, done sincerely toward Vishnu, is affirmed as spiritually transformative.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-vidhi—daily devotional disciplines (smaraṇa, pūjā, dhyāna, praṇāma) as applied practice within dharma.