Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
चतुर्थे पञ्चमे चैव सत्पमे नवमे तथा । अस्थिसंचयनं प्रोक्तं वर्णानामनुपूर्वशः ॥ ८५ ॥
caturthe pañcame caiva satpame navame tathā | asthisaṃcayanaṃ proktaṃ varṇānāmanupūrvaśaḥ || 85 ||
La collecte des os (après la crémation) est prescrite au quatrième, au cinquième, au septième et au neuvième jour—respectivement, selon l’ordre établi pour les quatre varṇas.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames asthi-saṃcayana as a regulated saṃskāra: an orderly completion of antyeṣṭi that supports śānti (ritual peace) for the departed and dharmic discipline for the family.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports a bhakta’s life of niyama (scriptural observance): devotion is expressed through careful performance of prescribed duties, including last rites done with reverence.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is primary: it specifies the timing (tithi/day-count) for a post-cremation rite, showing how dharma is applied through precise ceremonial scheduling.