Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
आकृष्णेनेति वेदोक्तमंत्रेणेत्थं क्षमापयेत् । एवं भक्त्या समभ्यर्च्य दत्त्वा विप्राय दक्षिणाम् ॥ १८ ॥
ākṛṣṇeneti vedoktamaṃtreṇetthaṃ kṣamāpayet | evaṃ bhaktyā samabhyarcya dattvā viprāya dakṣiṇām || 18 ||
Deste modo, deve-se pedir perdão recitando o mantra prescrito pelos Vedas que começa com “ākṛṣṇena”. Então, após adorar devidamente com bhakti, deve-se oferecer a dakṣiṇā a um brāhmaṇa erudito.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that ritual practice should be completed with humility—seeking forgiveness through a Veda-sanctioned mantra—and with generosity, by honoring the learned brāhmaṇa with dakṣiṇā.
Bhakti is shown as reverent, careful worship (samabhyarcya) coupled with a repentant heart (kṣamāpayet) and selfless giving (dakṣiṇā), not merely external performance.
It highlights the ritual principle of using Veda-enjoined mantras correctly (a Shiksha/Vyakarana-aware practice of mantra recitation) and the dharmic rule that rites are properly concluded by offering dakṣiṇā to the officiating vipra.