Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
अवच्छिष्टोऽप्यशुचिर्वापि यस्य स्मरणमात्रतः । शुद्धिमाप्नोति तस्मै ते पुनराचमनीयकम् ॥ ५० ॥
avacchiṣṭo'pyaśucirvāpi yasya smaraṇamātrataḥ | śuddhimāpnoti tasmai te punarācamanīyakam || 50 ||
ആരെയെങ്കിലും സ്മരിക്കുന്നതുമാത്രത്തിൽ, ഉച്ചിഷ്ടനോ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും വിധത്തിൽ അശുദ്ധനോ ആയാലും ശുദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നുവോ—അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും ആചമനം ചെയ്യുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that remembrance of the Lord has intrinsic purifying power, yet ritual discipline is still maintained by re-performing ācamana to align inner purity with outer śauca.
By stating that smaraṇa (remembrance) alone brings purity, it highlights a core bhakti principle: mental recollection of the divine transforms the practitioner even amid ordinary impurities.
It reflects śauca-vidhi and ācamana-prayoga—procedural ritual knowledge used in Vedic rites, showing when a repeat ācamana is prescribed after avacchiṣṭa/aśauca conditions.