Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
अनूढ न पृथक्कन्या पिण्डे गोत्रे च सूतके । पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राभ्यां स्वगोत्राद्भ्रश्यते ततः ॥ ८१ ॥
anūḍha na pṛthakkanyā piṇḍe gotre ca sūtake | pāṇigrahaṇamantrābhyāṃ svagotrādbhraśyate tataḥ || 81 ||
অবিবাহিতা কন্যা পিণ্ড, গোত্র ও সূতকে পিতৃকুল থেকে পৃথক গণ্য হয় না। কিন্তু পাণিগ্রহণ-মন্ত্রে বিবাহ সম্পন্ন হলে সে নিজ (পৈতৃক) গোত্র থেকে বিচ্যুত হয়।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Dharma and ritual law)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines how samskāra (the marriage rite) formally shifts a woman’s ritual identity—clarifying duties related to lineage, ancestral offerings, and impurity observances as part of living dharma in society.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports bhakti-life by establishing correct dharmic order in the gṛhastha stage, where household rites and purity rules help sustain disciplined worship and sacred duties.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the pāṇigrahaṇa mantras and their legal-ritual effect on gotra, piṇḍa obligations, and sūtaka observance.