Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
कुशाः परिसमूहाय व्यस्तशाखाः प्रकीर्तिताः । न्यूनाधिका निष्फलाय कर्मणोऽभिमतस्य च ॥ १२ ॥
kuśāḥ parisamūhāya vyastaśākhāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | nyūnādhikā niṣphalāya karmaṇo'bhimatasya ca || 12 ||
കുശയെ ‘പരിസമൂഹ’ത്തിനായി കട്ടിയുള്ള കെട്ടായി കൂട്ടി, അഗ്രഭാഗങ്ങൾ വേർതിരിച്ച് എടുക്കണമെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; കുറവോ കൂടുതലോ ആകുമ്പോൾ അഭിപ്രേത കർമ്മം ഫലഹീനമാകും।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It stresses that even small details in Vedic ritual—like arranging and measuring kuśa—affect the spiritual efficacy (phala) of karma; negligence turns an intended sacred act into a barren one.
Indirectly, it contrasts mere intention with disciplined execution: devotion is strengthened by reverent precision and attentiveness in worship-rites, not by casual or careless performance.
Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta procedural discipline is implied—correct preparation, arrangement, and measurement of ritual implements (like kuśa) to preserve the rite’s validity and result.