Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
कैवर्त्तमेदभिल्लाश्व सत्पैते ह्यन्त्यजाः स्मृताः । भुक्त्वा चैषां स्त्रियो गत्वा पीत्वा यः प्रतिगृह्यते ॥ ३२ ॥
kaivarttamedabhillāśva satpaite hyantyajāḥ smṛtāḥ | bhuktvā caiṣāṃ striyo gatvā pītvā yaḥ pratigṛhyate || 32 ||
Les Kaivartas, Medas, Bhillas, Aśvas et Satpaitas sont tenus pour des antyajas (hors de l’ordre orthodoxe). Celui qui mange leur nourriture, va vers leurs femmes, ou accepte hospitalité/dons après avoir bu avec eux, contracte souillure et transgresse la conduite prescrite.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse stresses śauca (purity) and āchāra (right conduct) as supports for dharma, warning that certain forms of association—food, sexual relations, and accepting gifts in compromised contexts—are treated as spiritually and ritually contaminating in this dharma section.
Indirectly: bhakti is upheld by disciplined living. The text frames devotional life as requiring regulated conduct (especially regarding food and association), so that worship and japa are not undermined by actions considered adharmic within the tradition’s purity codes.
It aligns with kalpa/ācāra (ritual and conduct manuals): practical guidance on what kinds of eating (bhakṣaṇa), acceptance (pratigraha), and association are considered violations requiring avoidance or later expiation in dharma practice.