Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
स्वगोत्राद्भृश्यते नारी विवाहात्सप्तमे पदे । स्वामिगोत्रेण कर्त्तव्यास्तस्याः पिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥ ७५ ॥
svagotrādbhṛśyate nārī vivāhātsaptame pade | svāmigotreṇa karttavyāstasyāḥ piṇḍodakakriyāḥ || 75 ||
تُعَدُّ المرأةُ قد انفصلت عن غوتراها عند الخطوة السابعة من الزواج؛ ومن ثمّ تُقام لها شعائرُ قُرَب الأرزّ (پِنْدَ) وسكبُ الماء باسم غوترا الزوج.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines ritual affiliation (gotra) after marriage, clarifying how dharma preserves continuity of ancestral rites through the household and its lineage.
Indirectly: by regulating śrāddha and household duties, it supports the gṛhastha framework in which daily worship and devotion can be practiced with ritual order and purity.
Kalpa (ritual procedure): the verse specifies the rule for performing piṇḍa and udaka offerings for a married woman under the husband’s gotra, anchored to the saptapadī marker.