Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
येन येन तु वर्णेन या कान्या परिणीयते । तत्समं सूतकं याति तथापिण्डोदकेऽपि च ॥ ८२ ॥
yena yena tu varṇena yā kānyā pariṇīyate | tatsamaṃ sūtakaṃ yāti tathāpiṇḍodake'pi ca || 82 ||
കന്യയെ ഏത് വർണ്ണത്തിലേക്ക് വിവാഹം കഴിപ്പിക്കുകയോ, ആ വർണ്ണത്തിനൊത്ത സൂതകം അവൾക്കുണ്ടാകും; പിണ്ഡവും ഉദകവും (തർപ്പണം) സംബന്ധിച്ചും അതേ നിയമം തന്നെയാണ്.
Narada (teaching within a dharma/ācāra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes that dharma is maintained through proper ācāra (ritual conduct): after marriage, a woman follows the ritual-purity conventions of the community she joins, including rules connected with sūtaka and ancestral rites.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports bhakti-based living by stressing disciplined dharmic practice—purity rules and śrāddha duties—through which a devotee sustains social and ancestral obligations alongside worship.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-ācāra: how sūtaka and śrāddha components like piṇḍa and udaka are applied according to the married household’s customary rule-set.