Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं वृद्धिश्राद्धमथापरम् । पार्वणं चेति विज्ञेयं श्राद्धं प़ञ्चविधं बुधैः ॥ ७९ ॥
nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ vṛddhiśrāddhamathāparam | pārvaṇaṃ ceti vijñeyaṃ śrāddhaṃ pa़ñcavidhaṃ budhaiḥ || 79 ||
বুদ্ধিমানগণ শ্রাদ্ধকে পাঁচ প্রকার বলেন—নিত্য, নৈমিত্তিক, কাম্য, বৃদ্ধিশ্রাদ্ধ এবং পার্বণ শ্রাদ্ধ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It systematizes Pitṛ-karman by defining five Śrāddha categories, showing that honoring ancestors is a structured dharmic duty with distinct intentions—regular duty, occasion-based duty, desire-based aims, prosperity rites, and the formal Pārvaṇa observance.
While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti through disciplined dharma: correctly performed Śrāddha is presented as a faithful offering done with śraddhā (reverent intent), aligning household life with sacred obligation that can complement Vishnu-bhakti.
Ritual classification and timing principles (karma-bheda and occasion-based rites) are emphasized—knowledge closely tied to Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual procedure) and, for Pārvaṇa context, the calendrical framework used in Jyotiṣa-based tithi reckoning.