Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
वैदिका वस्त्रहीना च नग्ना संप्रोच्यते द्विज । परिस्तीर्य्य ततो दर्भैः परिदध्यादिमां बुधः ॥ ३० ॥
vaidikā vastrahīnā ca nagnā saṃprocyate dvija | paristīryya tato darbhaiḥ paridadhyādimāṃ budhaḥ || 30 ||
হে দ্বিজ! যথোচিত আচ্ছাদন ও উপকরণ ব্যতীত হলে বৈদিক ক্রিয়াকে ‘নগ্না’ বলা হয়। অতএব দর্ভা বিছিয়ে, তারপর জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তি এই বিধি যথাযথভাবে স্থাপন করে সম্পাদন করবে॥৩০॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / dvija)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses that a Vedic act becomes spiritually deficient when essential ritual supports are omitted; completeness and purity in procedure protect the rite’s intended sacred efficacy.
While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti by teaching careful, reverent performance—devotion expressed through disciplined, attentive worship rather than negligence.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual procedure and the practical use of darbha grass as a purifier and ritual base—knowledge aligned with kalpa (ritual discipline) within Vedanga practice.