Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
त्रिपादे तु शिखावर्तं मूले सर्वं समाचरेत् । सर्वान्केशान्समुद्धृत्य छेदयेदङ्गुलद्वयम् ॥ ५० ॥
tripāde tu śikhāvartaṃ mūle sarvaṃ samācaret | sarvānkeśānsamuddhṛtya chedayedaṅguladvayam || 50 ||
Dans le troisième secteur de la tête, qu’on dispose correctement, à la racine, le tourbillon de la śikhā. Rassemblant tous les cheveux, qu’on les coupe à la mesure de deux doigts (selon la longueur prescrite).
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada, within Śikṣā/ritual hair-regulation context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes outer discipline (bahir-niyama) as a support for inner purity—maintaining the śikhā and prescribed hair-length is treated as part of dharma and saṃskāra-based conduct.
While not directly about bhakti, it supports devotional life by prescribing orderly, sāttvika conduct; such bodily discipline is presented as conducive to mantra-japa, worship, and steady religious practice.
Śikṣā (a Vedāṅga) and ritual procedure are implied—this is a technical rule about correct bodily/ritual preparation that traditionally accompanies Vedic recitation and observance.