Shloka 32
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
प्रणिपत्य ततस्तिष्ठेत्परिपूज्य ततः पुनः । मुच्यते सर्वपापौघैस्तथा पापग्रहादिभिः ॥ ३२ ॥
praṇipatya tatastiṣṭhetparipūjya tataḥ punaḥ | mucyate sarvapāpaughaistathā pāpagrahādibhiḥ || 32 ||
வணங்கி பின்னர் பக்தியுடன் அங்கே நின்று, மீண்டும் முறையாகப் பூஜித்தால், எல்லாப் பாபப் பெருக்குகளிலிருந்தும் பாபகிரகாதி துன்பங்களிலிருந்தும் விடுபடுவான்।
Narada (instructional narration within Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that humility (praṇāma) followed by proper worship (paripūjā) functions as a purifying discipline, destroying accumulated pāpa and removing obstructive afflictions that hinder dharma and devotion.
Bhakti is shown as embodied reverence: bowing, standing attentively before the sacred, and repeated worship—outer actions that cultivate inner surrender and lead to purification and grace.
The mention of pāpa-graha (inauspicious planetary influence) points to Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) as a framework for understanding afflictions, while the remedy emphasized is ritual worship and reverential conduct.