Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
कृतं यत्तत्क्षमस्वेश कृपया त्वं दयानिधे । यन्मया क्रियते कर्म जाग्रत्स्वप्रसुषुप्तिषु ॥ ११२ ॥
kṛtaṃ yattatkṣamasveśa kṛpayā tvaṃ dayānidhe | yanmayā kriyate karma jāgratsvaprasuṣuptiṣu || 112 ||
हे ईश्वरा, दयानिधे! कृपया माझ्याकडून जे काही दोषरूप झाले आहे ते क्षमा कर. जागृत, स्वप्न व सुषुप्ती या तिन्ही अवस्थांत माझ्याकडून झालेले सर्व कर्म तूच पावन करून क्षमा कर.
Devotee/Supplicant (prayerful voice within the Narada Purana narrative; addressed to Ishvara/Vishnu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It is a kṣamā-prārthanā (prayer for forgiveness) that places all human actions—conscious and unconscious—before the Lord, affirming divine mercy as the purifier of karma.
Bhakti is shown as humility and surrender: the devotee addresses the Lord as dayānidhi (ocean of compassion) and seeks grace rather than self-justification, making repentance itself an act of devotion.
It reflects a Vedic framework of consciousness (jāgrat–svapna–suṣupti) used in spiritual self-audit, encouraging practitioners to include even subtle, unintentional karmas in daily prayer and ritual repentance.