Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
यो मे वह्निगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तेजोराजोऽथ वह्निस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३५ ॥
yo me vahnigataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | tejorājo'tha vahnistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 35 ||
اس جہان میں میرے بدعمل کے سبب جو گناہ میری آگ میں داخل ہوا ہے، تیز کے راجا اگنی—تمام مطلوبہ عطاؤں کا دینے والا—اسے پوری طرح جلا کر نابود کرے۔
Narada (in a ritual-prayer context invoking Agni for purification)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames Agni as a purifier: any impurity arising from wrongful action is offered into the sacred fire so it may be burned away, restoring ritual and inner cleanliness.
Bhakti here appears as surrender and trust—invoking a divine power (Agni) to remove दोष (impurity) and grant wholesome aims, aligning one’s actions with dharma.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and prāyaścitta logic: faults connected with a rite are ritually neutralized through fire-offering and purificatory invocation.