Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
रोगिणीं चैव वृत्ताक्षीं सरोगकुलसंभवाम् । अतिकेशाममकेशां च वाचालां नोद्वहेद्वुधः ॥ ५ ॥
rogiṇīṃ caiva vṛttākṣīṃ sarogakulasaṃbhavām | atikeśāmamakeśāṃ ca vācālāṃ nodvahedvudhaḥ || 5 ||
A wise man should not marry a woman who is diseased, who has round (bulging) eyes, who is born in a family afflicted with disease, who has excessively much hair or no hair at all, or who is overly talkative.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It frames marriage as a dharmic responsibility: the wise should choose a partner conducive to health, harmony, and disciplined household life, reducing obstacles to righteous living and spiritual practice.
Indirectly: stable grihastha order supports regular worship, vrata, and dharmic charity; avoiding destabilizing domestic conditions is presented as practical wisdom that protects one’s capacity for sustained sādhana.
Primarily smārta-nīti and sadācāra rather than a Vedāṅga; it reflects applied dharma reasoning used in household rites (kalpa-oriented practicality) to preserve order and well-being.