Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
सनक उवाच । श्रृणुष्व मुनिशार्दूल श्राद्धस्य विधिमुत्तमम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ १ ॥
sanaka uvāca | śrṛṇuṣva muniśārdūla śrāddhasya vidhimuttamam | yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 1 ||
सनक बोले—हे मुनिशार्दूल! श्राद्ध की उत्तम विधि सुनो; जिसे सुनकर मनुष्य सब पापों से मुक्त हो जाता है—इसमें संशय नहीं।
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
FAQs
It frames Śrāddha as a powerful dharmic practice: even hearing its proper method is said to remove sin, emphasizing faith, śruti-based procedure, and reverence for Pitṛs.
Indirectly: it highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) as transformative—hearing sacred instruction with sincerity becomes a purifying act aligned with bhakti-oriented practice.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded—“vidhi” points to correct liturgical method for Śrāddha, including rule-based performance and prescribed injunctions.