Shloka 76
चैत्रस्य सितभूतायां स्नानं कृत्वा विलेपके । पूजयित्वा शिवं भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ७६ ॥
caitrasya sitabhūtāyāṃ snānaṃ kṛtvā vilepake | pūjayitvā śivaṃ bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 76 ||
Pada paruh terang bulan Caitra, setelah mandi di Vilepaka dan memuja Śiva dengan bhakti, seseorang dibebaskan daripada segala dosa.
Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) combined with heartfelt devotion in worship—here, Śiva-pūjā at Vilepaka during Caitra’s bright phase—functions as a purifying practice that removes accumulated pāpa (sin).
The verse makes bhakti the decisive element: bathing is performed, but liberation from sin is explicitly tied to worshiping Śiva “with devotion,” showing that inner reverence completes the external rite.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (lunar calendrics) are implied: it specifies the timing (Caitra, bright fortnight) and the prescribed act (tīrtha-snānā and pūjā) as a rule-based observance.