Shloka 61
अल्पेनाप्यत्र कालेन नरो धर्मपुरायणः । पाप्मनमुत्सृजन्याशु जीर्णांत्वचमिवोरगः ॥ ६१ ॥
alpenāpyatra kālena naro dharmapurāyaṇaḥ | pāpmanamutsṛjanyāśu jīrṇāṃtvacamivoragaḥ || 61 ||
येथे अल्प काळातही धर्मपुराणपरायण मनुष्य लवकर पाप टाकून देतो—जसा सर्प जीर्ण कात टाकतो।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of tirtha-mahatmya and purana-śravaṇa praise)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that sincere absorption in Dharma-Purāṇa—especially hearing/reciting it in a sacred setting—produces rapid purification, with sin falling away naturally like a discarded skin.
By praising steadfast engagement with sacred narration (Purāṇa), it points to śravaṇa (devotional listening) and dharma-niṣṭhā as direct means to inner cleansing, preparing the heart for Vishnu-bhakti and higher realization.
The practical takeaway aligns with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-śāstra orientation: regular śravaṇa/pāṭha of dharmic Purāṇas as an applied discipline for pāpa-kṣaya, rather than a technical rule of grammar or astrology.