Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
दैवयोगादतिक्रांते गर्भाधानादिकर्मणि । कर्तव्यः पादकृच्छ्रो वै चौले त्वर्द्धं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ १० ॥
daivayogādatikrāṃte garbhādhānādikarmaṇi | kartavyaḥ pādakṛcchro vai caule tvarddhaṃ prakalpayet || 10 ||
দৈৱযোগে গৰ্ভাধানাদি সংস্কাৰসমূহ অতিক্ৰান্ত/ছুটিলে ‘পাদকৃচ্ছ্ৰ’ প্ৰায়শ্চিত্ত নিশ্চয় কৰিব লাগে; কিন্তু চূড়াকৰ্মত তাৰ অর্ধেকেই বিধেয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma/prāyaścitta context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that when essential life-cycle sacraments (saṃskāras) are missed due to unavoidable circumstances, dharma provides a restorative path through prāyaścitta—so ritual order and inner purity can be re-established without despair.
While primarily ritual-legal, it supports bhakti indirectly by removing obstacles of guilt and ineligibility: expiation restores one’s readiness for worship, vrata, and steady devotion through disciplined correction.
Kalpa/Smārta ritual procedure is implied: it classifies saṃskāras (garbhādhāna, cūḍā, etc.) and prescribes proportional prāyaścitta (full pāda-kṛcchra, or half for cūḍā) when rites are omitted.