Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
श्रोत्रिये गृहमायाते ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्योः । पुण्यक्षेत्रेषु तीर्थेषु गृही श्राद्धं समाचरेत् ॥ ४२ ॥
śrotriye gṛhamāyāte grahaṇe caṃdrasūryoḥ | puṇyakṣetreṣu tīrtheṣu gṛhī śrāddhaṃ samācaret || 42 ||
Ketika seorang brāhmaṇa śrotriya datang ke rumah, pada saat gerhana bulan atau matahari, serta ketika berada di wilayah suci dan tīrtha, seorang perumah tangga hendaknya melaksanakan śrāddha dengan semestinya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-instruction context)
Vrata: Śrāddha (tīrtha-śrāddha; grahaṇa-śrāddha; atithi/śrotriya-occasion śrāddha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It marks specific highly meritorious occasions—receiving a śrotriya guest, eclipses, and presence in tīrthas—when śrāddha yields heightened ancestral and dharmic benefit for a householder.
By framing śrāddha as disciplined dharma performed at sacred times and places, it supports bhakti indirectly: purity, gratitude to ancestors, and honoring the learned strengthen sattva and make devotional life steadier.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (timing)—especially grahaṇa (eclipse) as a ritually significant kāla—are implied as key determinants for when śrāddha should be performed.