Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
स्नात्वर्द्रवासा नियतो नारायणमनुस्मरन् । पक्वायसनिभं कृत्वा पिबेज्चैवोदकं ततः ॥ २५ ॥
snātvardravāsā niyato nārāyaṇamanusmaran | pakvāyasanibhaṃ kṛtvā pibejcaivodakaṃ tataḥ || 25 ||
ସ୍ନାନ କରି, ଭିଜା ବସ୍ତ୍ର ପିନ୍ଧି, ସଂଯମୀ ହୋଇ ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ପରେ (ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟକୁ) ପକ୍ୱ ଲୋହା ପରି କରି, ତା’ପରେ ଜଳ ପାନ କରିବ।
Narada (instructional narration within a vrata/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It links external purity (bathing, simple disciplined conduct) with inner purity (continuous remembrance of Nārāyaṇa), showing that ritual acts become spiritually effective when anchored in Vishnu-smaraṇa.
Bhakti here is expressed as anusmaraṇa—repeated, mindful remembrance of Nārāyaṇa even while performing routine ritual steps, making devotion a continuous practice rather than a separate activity.
It reflects Kalpa/ritual discipline (procedural conduct after स्नान), emphasizing āchāra—how to perform a vow or observance with restraint, purity, and prescribed sequencing.