Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
कृतन्घीं च तथा चंडीं कदाचिन्नाभिवादयेत् । सभायां यज्ञशालायां देवतायतनेष्वपि ॥ ४१ ॥
kṛtanghīṃ ca tathā caṃḍīṃ kadācinnābhivādayet | sabhāyāṃ yajñaśālāyāṃ devatāyataneṣvapi || 41 ||
لا ينبغي قطّ أن تُقدَّم التحيةُ لامرأة جاحدة، ولا لامرأة عنيفة أو غير طاهرة—وخاصةً في مجلسٍ عام، أو في قاعة اليَجْنَ (yajña-śālā)، أو حتى داخل المعابد، مساكن الآلهة.
Narada (teaching norms of sadācāra within sacred and public settings)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It protects the sanctity of sacred and public spaces by prescribing disciplined speech and gestures; reverence (abhivādana) is treated as a ritual act that should align with dharma and purity of context.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense includes reverent conduct in temples and yajña settings; the verse implies that devotion is not only inner feeling but also careful, dharmic behavior in the Lord’s precincts.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and ācāra-vidhi are implied: rules governing appropriate acts in yajña-śālā and devatāyatana, showing how ritual context determines what is permitted or prohibited.