Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
स ऋषिः परमप्रीतो दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं सुलक्षणम् । जातकं कारयामास मङ्गलं विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ ७ ॥
sa ṛṣiḥ paramaprīto dṛṣṭvā putraṃ sulakṣaṇam | jātakaṃ kārayāmāsa maṅgalaṃ vidhipūrvakam || 7 ||
That sage, exceedingly delighted on seeing his son endowed with auspicious marks, had the birth-rites and auspicious ceremonies performed, duly and according to prescribed procedure.
Suta (narrator) describing the episode within the Purva Bhaga narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes Dharma through samskāra: recognizing auspiciousness in a new life and sanctifying it by performing prescribed rites properly (vidhipūrvakam), aligning family life with sacred order.
By stressing reverent, rule-based auspicious observances, it supports bhakti as lived devotion—honoring the divine order through grateful, consecratory actions at key life-moments.
The verse points to procedural ritual knowledge (Kalpa) and the idea of jātaka as natal observance—often connected in practice with jyotiṣa-style timing and auspiciousness for ceremonies.