Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
पराको माससंसर्गे चांद्रमासत्रयेस्मृतम् । कृत्वा संगं तु षण्मासं चरेच्चांद्रायणद्वयम् ॥ ७४ ॥
parāko māsasaṃsarge cāṃdramāsatrayesmṛtam | kṛtvā saṃgaṃ tu ṣaṇmāsaṃ careccāṃdrāyaṇadvayam || 74 ||
Nếu phạm tà dâm trong thời gian một tháng, phép sám hối được định là hạnh Parāka trong ba tháng âm lịch. Nhưng nếu sự phạm ấy kéo dài sáu tháng, thì nên thực hành hai lần pháp Cāndrāyaṇa.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on prāyaścitta)
Vrata: Parāka; Cāndrāyaṇa (double)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It frames prāyaścitta as a disciplined method of self-restraint and purification, calibrating the severity of expiation to the duration of wrongdoing so that the practitioner can return to dharmic conduct.
While not directly describing bhakti, it supports a bhakti-oriented life by emphasizing moral rectification and bodily restraint—foundational disciplines that make steady worship and remembrance of the Divine possible.
It relies on calendrical/ritual timing based on lunar months (cāndramāsa) and the lunar-regulated Cāndrāyaṇa vow, reflecting practical ritual computation and vrata procedure used in Dharma literature.