Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । श्राद्धं समाचरेद्विद्वान्काले कुतपसंज्ञिते ॥ २१ ॥
tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca | śrāddhaṃ samācaredvidvānkāle kutapasaṃjñite || 21 ||
তারপর ভোরে উঠে প্রাতঃকৃত্য সম্পন্ন করে, বিদ্বান ব্যক্তি ‘কুতপ’ নামে পরিচিত সময়ে শ্রাদ্ধ পালন করবে।
Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s ritual-dharma context; commonly framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It stresses that Śrāddha should be done with discipline and correct timing—after completing morning nitya-karmas—so the offering to the Pitṛs is ritually pure and spiritually effective.
By treating ancestral rites as a sacred duty done with order and reverence, the verse supports bhakti as faithful observance of dharma—serving God’s cosmic order through prescribed acts.
Kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination) central to Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga is implied: the rite is to be performed specifically during the Kutapa period, showing the importance of choosing the proper muhūrta for rituals.