Shloka 32
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
प्रणिपत्य ततस्तिष्ठेत्परिपूज्य ततः पुनः । मुच्यते सर्वपापौघैस्तथा पापग्रहादिभिः ॥ ३२ ॥
praṇipatya tatastiṣṭhetparipūjya tataḥ punaḥ | mucyate sarvapāpaughaistathā pāpagrahādibhiḥ || 32 ||
Sau khi phủ phục đảnh lễ, hãy đứng đó trong sự cung kính; rồi lại cúng dường đúng pháp, người ấy được giải thoát khỏi cả dòng lũ tội lỗi, cũng như khỏi các tai ách do nghiệp xấu như ảnh hưởng tinh tú hung hại và những điều tương tự.
Narada (instructional narration within Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that humility (praṇāma) followed by proper worship (paripūjā) functions as a purifying discipline, destroying accumulated pāpa and removing obstructive afflictions that hinder dharma and devotion.
Bhakti is shown as embodied reverence: bowing, standing attentively before the sacred, and repeated worship—outer actions that cultivate inner surrender and lead to purification and grace.
The mention of pāpa-graha (inauspicious planetary influence) points to Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) as a framework for understanding afflictions, while the remedy emphasized is ritual worship and reverential conduct.