Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
द्विजोपनयने विप्र मुख्यकालव्यतिक्रमे । द्वादशाब्दं चरेत्कृच्छ्रं पश्चाज्चांद्रायणं तथा । सांतपनद्वयं चैव कृत्वा कर्म समाचरेत् ॥ १५ ॥
dvijopanayane vipra mukhyakālavyatikrame | dvādaśābdaṃ caretkṛcchraṃ paścājcāṃdrāyaṇaṃ tathā | sāṃtapanadvayaṃ caiva kṛtvā karma samācaret || 15 ||
হে বিপ্ৰ! যদি দ্বিজৰ উপনয়নৰ মুখ্য সময় অতিক্ৰম হয়, তেন্তে বাৰ বছৰ কৃচ্ছ্ৰ প্ৰায়শ্চিত্ত পালন কৰিব; তাৰ পিছত চান্দ্ৰায়ণ ব্ৰতও কৰিব, আৰু দুবাৰ সান্তপন প্ৰায়শ্চিত্ত কৰি তাৰ পাছত বিধিমতে সেই কৰ্ম সম্পন্ন কৰিব।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Dharma and Prāyaścitta)
Vrata: Cāndrāyaṇa; Kṛcchra; Sāntapana (two times)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames missed saṃskāras as a dharmic lapse that can be purified through disciplined prāyaścitta, restoring ritual eligibility and inner purity before completing the initiation.
While primarily ritual-legal, it supports bhakti indirectly: purification and right conduct (śuddhi and niyama) are presented as foundations that stabilize a devotee’s life so worship and mantra practice can proceed without impediment.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and its prāyaścitta framework are central, with time-keeping and observance patterns linked to lunar discipline in the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.