यो नृत्यति प्रहृष्टात्मा भावैर्बहु सुभक्तितः । स निर्द्दहति पापानि मन्वंतरकृतान्यपि
yo nṛtyati prahṛṣṭātmā bhāvairbahu subhaktitaḥ | sa nirddahati pāpāni manvaṃtarakṛtānyapi
यः प्रहृष्टात्मा बहुभक्तिभावैः नृत्यति, स मन्वन्तरकृतान्यपि पापानि निर्दहति।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of devotees dances in ecstatic devotion before Kṛṣṇa; their movements form a whirl of light, depicted as flames consuming dark smoke-like sins labeled ‘manvantara-pāpa’.
Authentic devotion expressed through joyful worship purifies even very old karmic burdens.
Dvārakā, where bhakti-expressions like dance are praised for their purifying power.
Devotional dancing (nṛtya) performed with inner bhāva and sincere devotion.