Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
सवर्णोत्तमवर्णासु निवृत्तो वीर्यसेचनात् । ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं कुर्यान्नवाब्दान्विष्णुतत्परः ॥ ६३ ॥
savarṇottamavarṇāsu nivṛtto vīryasecanāt | brahmahatyāvrataṃ kuryānnavābdānviṣṇutatparaḥ || 63 ||
Sau khi kiềm chế không xuất tinh với phụ nữ cùng đẳng cấp hoặc cao hơn, và hết lòng sùng kính thần Vishnu, người đó nên thực hiện lời thề brahma-hatya trong chín năm.
Narada (teaching in a dharma–prāyaścitta context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: brāhmahatyā-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents prāyaścitta as a disciplined, long-term vrata rooted in self-restraint and sustained devotion to Viṣṇu, implying inner purification must accompany ritual expiation for grave sins like brahmahatyā.
Bhakti is not treated as separate from dharma: the expiatory vow is to be performed by one who is viṣṇu-tatparaḥ, showing that remembrance and orientation to Viṣṇu is the sustaining spiritual core of the practice.
It highlights practical dharma-śāstra application—vrata structure, time-counting by years (kāla-vicāra), and the discipline of brahmacarya/self-control as a prerequisite for prāyaścitta.