Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
श्रीपर्णी च शमी तद्वत्खदिरश्च विकङ्कतः । पलाशश्चैव विज्ञेयाः स्रुवे चैव तथा स्रुचि ॥ ४० ॥
śrīparṇī ca śamī tadvatkhadiraśca vikaṅkataḥ | palāśaścaiva vijñeyāḥ sruve caiva tathā sruci || 40 ||
Śrīparṇī und Śamī ebenso, ferner Khadira und Vikaṅkata, und auch Palāśa—diese Hölzer sind als die geeigneten zu erkennen, um sruva (Schöpfkelle) und sruc (Opferlöffel) anzufertigen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity and scriptural precision: selecting prescribed sacred woods for yajña implements supports correctness (vidhi) and sattvic intention, which the text treats as supportive to dharma and inner purification.
Though technical, it reflects bhakti through careful, reverent worship—offering oblations with properly made implements is presented as a disciplined form of service that aligns external action with devotional intent.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is highlighted: it specifies acceptable materials for yajña tools like the sruva and sruc, illustrating how practical ritual rules are preserved in Purāṇic teaching.