Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
काव्यं प्रत्तं तु सायाह्ने राक्षसं तद्भवेदपि । दाता नरकमाप्नोति भोक्ता च नरकं व्रजेत् ॥ २५ ॥
kāvyaṃ prattaṃ tu sāyāhne rākṣasaṃ tadbhavedapi | dātā narakamāpnoti bhoktā ca narakaṃ vrajet || 25 ||
সন্ধ্যাকালে প্রদত্ত কব্যও ‘রাক্ষস’ হয়ে যায়। দাতা নরকে পতিত হয়, আর ভোক্তাও নরকে গমন করে।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It stresses that śrāddha is not merely charity but a regulated sacred act; wrong timing (evening) corrupts the rite into a harmful ‘rākṣasa’ form, bringing adverse karma to both the performer and the participant.
Bhakti includes obedience to dharma and purity in ritual intention and method; honoring the Pitṛs correctly is part of living a disciplined, sattvic life that supports devotion rather than contradicting it through negligence.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and its time-discipline: the verse implies that kāla (proper ritual timing) is essential in śrāddha-vidhi, and violations are treated as doṣa with specific karmic results.