Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
जाते पुत्रे पिता स्नात्वा सचैलं जातकर्म च । कुर्य्याच्च नांदीश्राद्धं च स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम् ॥ ५ ॥
jāte putre pitā snātvā sacailaṃ jātakarma ca | kuryyācca nāṃdīśrāddhaṃ ca svastivācanapūrvakam || 5 ||
ເມື່ອບຸດເກີດມາ ພໍ່ຄວນອາບນ້ຳ ແລະນຸ່ງເຄື່ອງສະອາດ ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງເຮັດພິທີ ຊາຕະກັມມະ; ພ້ອມທັງເຮັດ ນານດີ-ສຣາດທະ ໂດຍມີຄຳອວຍພອນ svasti-vācana ນຳໜ້າ.
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames childbirth as a dharmic occasion requiring purification (snāna), a saṃskāra (jātakarma), and ancestral honoring (nāndī-śrāddha), thereby aligning the family event with ṛta (sacred order) and blessings.
Though not explicitly devotional, it supports bhakti-oriented household life by sanctifying major life-events through Vedic rites and auspicious invocations (svasti-vācana), cultivating gratitude, purity, and reverence that nourish devotional character.
It highlights kalpa (ritual procedure) through the prescribed saṃskāra and śrāddha sequence, and the use of svasti-vācana reflects correct application of mantra-based auspicious recitations within domestic rites.