Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
श्रोत्रिये गृहमायाते ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्योः । पुण्यक्षेत्रेषु तीर्थेषु गृही श्राद्धं समाचरेत् ॥ ४२ ॥
śrotriye gṛhamāyāte grahaṇe caṃdrasūryoḥ | puṇyakṣetreṣu tīrtheṣu gṛhī śrāddhaṃ samācaret || 42 ||
শ্ৰোত্ৰিয় ব্ৰাহ্মণ ঘৰলৈ আহিলে, চন্দ্ৰ-সূৰ্য গ্ৰহণৰ সময়ত, আৰু পুণ্যক্ষেত্ৰ আৰু তীৰ্থত অৱস্থানকালে গৃহস্থে বিধিপূৰ্বক শ্রাদ্ধ কৰিব লাগে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-instruction context)
Vrata: Śrāddha (tīrtha-śrāddha; grahaṇa-śrāddha; atithi/śrotriya-occasion śrāddha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It marks specific highly meritorious occasions—receiving a śrotriya guest, eclipses, and presence in tīrthas—when śrāddha yields heightened ancestral and dharmic benefit for a householder.
By framing śrāddha as disciplined dharma performed at sacred times and places, it supports bhakti indirectly: purity, gratitude to ancestors, and honoring the learned strengthen sattva and make devotional life steadier.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (timing)—especially grahaṇa (eclipse) as a ritually significant kāla—are implied as key determinants for when śrāddha should be performed.