Shloka 67
Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa
वैवस्वतगृहं येन कृतं शून्यं हि पापिभिः । विजृंभते यस्य कीर्तिर्व्याप्तं ब्रह्मांडमंडलम् ॥ ६७ ॥
vaivasvatagṛhaṃ yena kṛtaṃ śūnyaṃ hi pāpibhiḥ | vijṛṃbhate yasya kīrtirvyāptaṃ brahmāṃḍamaṃḍalam || 67 ||
येन वैवस्वतगृहं पापिभिः शून्यं कृतम्। यस्य कीर्तिर्विजृंभते व्याप्तं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम्॥
Narada (within a praise/mahatmya-style narration in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse declares that the highest merit is that which removes beings from the path of sin leading to Yama’s domain; such a dharmic or devotion-filled act grants vast, world-pervading renown and indicates liberation from fearful post-death consequences.
In Narada Purana’s idiom, the “emptying of Yama’s house” points to pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin) achieved through sustained dharma and especially bhakti that transforms conduct; the devotee’s life becomes a refuge that turns others away from sin and toward auspicious paths.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma-ācāra) and pāpa-avoidance as the operative “method” that changes karmic destiny associated with Yama.