Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
सवर्णोत्तमवर्णासु निवृत्तो वीर्यसेचनात् । ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं कुर्यान्नवाब्दान्विष्णुतत्परः ॥ ६३ ॥
savarṇottamavarṇāsu nivṛtto vīryasecanāt | brahmahatyāvrataṃ kuryānnavābdānviṣṇutatparaḥ || 63 ||
Воздержавшись от извержения семени с женщинами своей или высшей касты и будучи преданным Вишну, следует соблюдать обет брахма-хатьи в течение девяти лет.
Narada (teaching in a dharma–prāyaścitta context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: brāhmahatyā-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents prāyaścitta as a disciplined, long-term vrata rooted in self-restraint and sustained devotion to Viṣṇu, implying inner purification must accompany ritual expiation for grave sins like brahmahatyā.
Bhakti is not treated as separate from dharma: the expiatory vow is to be performed by one who is viṣṇu-tatparaḥ, showing that remembrance and orientation to Viṣṇu is the sustaining spiritual core of the practice.
It highlights practical dharma-śāstra application—vrata structure, time-counting by years (kāla-vicāra), and the discipline of brahmacarya/self-control as a prerequisite for prāyaścitta.