Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
देवराच्च सुतोत्पत्तिर्मधुपर्के पशोर्वधः । मांसादनं तथा श्राद्धे वानप्रस्थाश्रमस्तथा ॥ १४ ॥
devarācca sutotpattirmadhuparke paśorvadhaḥ | māṃsādanaṃ tathā śrāddhe vānaprasthāśramastathā || 14 ||
Engendrar un hijo por medio del devara (el hermano del esposo), sacrificar un animal para la ofrenda de madhuparka, comer carne en el rito de śrāddha, y asimismo la disciplina del āśrama de vānaprastha (morador del bosque): todo ello ha de entenderse dentro de los contextos rituales prescritos.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that certain acts—otherwise restricted—may be permitted when performed strictly within Vedic/Smṛti-ordained rites, emphasizing dharma as context-sensitive and rule-governed rather than merely literal.
By stressing obedience to scriptural injunctions and purity of intention in prescribed duties, it supports bhakti as disciplined living—where actions are aligned with dharma and offered in a regulated, non-indulgent spirit.
Ritual application tied to Kalpa (procedural rules for rites like madhuparka and śrāddha) and proper dharma-interpretation, i.e., knowing when an injunction is a specific exception rather than a general license.