Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः स प्रयाति हरेः पदम् । सकृत्संस्मरणाद्विष्णोर्नश्यंति क्लेशसंचयाः ॥ ९७ ॥
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sa prayāti hareḥ padam | sakṛtsaṃsmaraṇādviṣṇornaśyaṃti kleśasaṃcayāḥ || 97 ||
Livre de todo pecado, ele alcança a morada de Hari. Ao lembrar-se de Viṣṇu mesmo uma única vez, os montes de aflições acumuladas são destruídos.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (remembrance of Hari) is so purifying that it removes sin and accumulated suffering, leading the devotee to Hari’s supreme abode—an explicit bhakti-centered statement of mokṣa.
Bhakti is presented as accessible and potent: even a single sincere remembrance of Viṣṇu dissolves kleśas, indicating that devotion (smarana) itself functions as a direct means to purification and liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—regular smaraṇa (and related japa/kīrtana) as a sādhanā for cleansing pāpa and reducing kleśa.