Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
उर्द्धपुंड्रं च तुलसीं श्राद्धे नेच्छंति केचन । वृथाचारः परित्याज्यस्तस्माच्छ्रेयोऽर्थिभिर्द्विजैः ॥ ४४ ॥
urddhapuṃḍraṃ ca tulasīṃ śrāddhe necchaṃti kecana | vṛthācāraḥ parityājyastasmācchreyo'rthibhirdvijaiḥ || 44 ||
ある者たちは、シュラーダ(śrāddha)の儀礼において、ヴァイシュナヴァの額印であるウールドヴァ・プンダラを付け、またトゥラシーを用いることを好まない。ゆえに、最高の善を求めるバラモンは、そのような空しく根拠なき慣習を捨てるべきである。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches that authentic dharma and devotion to Viṣṇu should not be overridden by mere social prejudice; practices rooted in bhakti (like ūrdhva-puṇḍra and tulasī) are upheld, while baseless customs are to be rejected.
By affirming tulasī and the Vaiṣṇava tilaka even in śrāddha contexts, it emphasizes visible and practical devotion to Viṣṇu as compatible with—and elevating to—ritual duty.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-śāstra-style discernment: distinguishing valid injunction-based practice from vṛthācāra (unsupported custom) in śrāddha performance.