Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
अनादिमात्मानमनंतशक्तिमाधारभूतं जगतः सुरेड्यम् । ज्योतिः स्वरुपं परमच्युताख्यं स्मृत्वा समभ्येति नरः सखायम् ॥ ११४ ॥
anādimātmānamanaṃtaśaktimādhārabhūtaṃ jagataḥ sureḍyam | jyotiḥ svarupaṃ paramacyutākhyaṃ smṛtvā samabhyeti naraḥ sakhāyam || 114 ||
เมื่อระลึกถึงอาตมันผู้ไร้ปฐมกาล ผู้มีฤทธานุภาพอนันต์ เป็นที่รองรับแห่งจักรวาล เป็นที่สรรเสริญของเหล่าเทพ ผู้มีสภาวะเป็นแสงสว่างบริสุทธิ์ คือพระผู้สูงสุดนามว่า “อจฺยุตะ” มนุษย์ย่อมเข้าถึงสหายทิพย์นั้น
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is achieved through steady remembrance of Acyuta—the beginningless, all-supporting Supreme whose essence is pure Light—by which the seeker reaches the Lord as an intimate, saving Friend.
Bhakti is expressed here as smṛti (loving remembrance): by repeatedly recollecting Vishnu’s supreme, imperishable nature, the devotee naturally ‘approaches’ Him, emphasizing personal relationship through the epithet sakhā (Friend).
No specific Vedanga technique is prescribed; the practical takeaway is sādhana through smaraṇa (remembrance/meditative recollection), a core devotional discipline often supported by mantra-recitation and contemplative practice.