Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
यन्नामस्मरणादेव महापातककोटिभिः । विमुक्तो ब्रह्मसदनं नरो याति न संशयः ॥ ४७ ॥
yannāmasmaraṇādeva mahāpātakakoṭibhiḥ | vimukto brahmasadanaṃ naro yāti na saṃśayaḥ || 47 ||
जिच्या नामस्मरणमात्राने मनुष्य कोट्यवधी महापातकांतून मुक्त होऊन ब्रह्मसदनास जातो—यात संशय नाही।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada on the power of divine Name, centered on Vishnu-bhakti)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purifying power of remembering the Lord’s Name: even vast accumulations of grave wrongdoing are said to be dissolved, leading the devotee toward a higher divine realm.
It emphasizes nama-smarana (remembrance of the divine Name) as a direct, accessible bhakti-practice whose fruit is inner purification and exalted spiritual attainment.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is devotional sadhana—regular, disciplined remembrance/recitation of the divine Name as a form of spiritual purification (a bhakti-based prayascitta).