Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
यो मे वह्निगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तेजोराजोऽथ वह्निस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३५ ॥
yo me vahnigataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | tejorājo'tha vahnistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 35 ||
या लोकी माझ्या पापकर्मामुळे जो पाप माझ्या अग्नीत प्रविष्ट झाला आहे, तेजोराज अग्नी—सर्व इष्ट फल देणारा—तो पूर्णपणे दग्ध करून नष्ट करो।
Narada (in a ritual-prayer context invoking Agni for purification)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames Agni as a purifier: any impurity arising from wrongful action is offered into the sacred fire so it may be burned away, restoring ritual and inner cleanliness.
Bhakti here appears as surrender and trust—invoking a divine power (Agni) to remove दोष (impurity) and grant wholesome aims, aligning one’s actions with dharma.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and prāyaścitta logic: faults connected with a rite are ritually neutralized through fire-offering and purificatory invocation.