Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
द्विषद्वर्गं समुत्सार्य द्रुपदां शिरसि क्षिपेत् । ऋतं च सत्यमेतेन कृत्वा चैवाघमर्षणम् ॥ ५० ॥
dviṣadvargaṃ samutsārya drupadāṃ śirasi kṣipet | ṛtaṃ ca satyametena kṛtvā caivāghamarṣaṇam || 50 ||
دشمنوں کے گروہ کو ہٹا کر (گناہ کا بوجھ) دُروپَد کے سر پر ڈال دے۔ اس سے رِت اور سَتیہ قائم ہوتے ہیں اور یقیناً ‘اَغمرشن’—گناہوں کی دھلائی—انجام پاتی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames Aghamarṣaṇa as a dharmic act that restores Ṛta (right order) and Satya (truth), portraying expiation not merely as cleansing but as re-alignment with cosmic and ethical law.
While primarily ritual-expiatory, it supports bhakti by emphasizing inner and outer purity: removing ‘enemies’ (obstacles such as anger, deceit, and sin) prepares the practitioner for steadiness in truthful devotion.
It points to prayāścitta/ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented discipline) and the Vedic ethic of Ṛta–Satya, indicating that correct practice and truthfulness are integral to sin-removal rites like Aghamarṣaṇa.