Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 181
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
अजाण्डबाह्यनिलयं धारारुपमवर्त्तत । तज्जलं पावनं श्रेष्टं ब्रह्मादीन्पावयत्सुरान् ॥ ८१ ॥
ajāṇḍabāhyanilayaṃ dhārārupamavarttata | tajjalaṃ pāvanaṃ śreṣṭaṃ brahmādīnpāvayatsurān || 81 ||
Ngự ngoài “trứng Phạm Thiên” (cõi vũ trụ), dòng ấy tuôn chảy thành một mạch liên miên. Nước ấy—tối thượng thanh tịnh—còn tẩy sạch cả Phạm Thiên và chư thiên khác.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates sacred water as a cosmic principle of purification—so potent that it sanctifies even Brahmā and the devas—implying that purity ultimately descends from a transcendent, supra-cosmic source.
By portraying a purifying stream that cleanses even the highest beings, the verse supports a Bhakti theme: grace and sanctification are received through contact with the sacred (tīrtha, pāvana-jala), fostering humility and reliance on divine purification rather than personal status.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual discipline): it underpins the ritual use of sanctified water (ācamanā, prokṣaṇa, snāna) as a means of purification, while framing such practices within a cosmological doctrine of pāvanatva (purifying power).