Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
इत्येवं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ श्राद्धास्य विधिरुत्तमः । कथितः कुर्वतामेवं पापं सद्यो विलीयते ॥ ८९ ॥
ityevaṃ te muniśreṣṭha śrāddhāsya vidhiruttamaḥ | kathitaḥ kurvatāmevaṃ pāpaṃ sadyo vilīyate || 89 ||
Thus, O best of sages, the supreme procedure of this Śrāddha has been declared to you. For those who perform it in this manner, sin melts away at once.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Shraddha (pitṛ-kārya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It seals the teaching by stating the phala (result): performing Śrāddha according to the prescribed vidhi brings immediate pāpa-kṣaya (dissolution of sin) and supports dharmic continuity through Pitṛ-tarpaṇa.
While the verse is primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through faithful adherence (śraddhā) to sacred injunctions—performing Śrāddha as taught becomes an act of reverence that purifies the practitioner.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: correct performance of the Śrāddha-vidhi is presented as the practical means by which the intended purificatory result is attained.