Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
चतुर्थे पञ्चमे चैव सत्पमे नवमे तथा । अस्थिसंचयनं प्रोक्तं वर्णानामनुपूर्वशः ॥ ८५ ॥
caturthe pañcame caiva satpame navame tathā | asthisaṃcayanaṃ proktaṃ varṇānāmanupūrvaśaḥ || 85 ||
വർണ്ണങ്ങളുടെ ക്രമപ്രകാരം അസ്ഥി-സഞ്ചയം നാലാം, അഞ്ചാം, ഏഴാം, ഒൻപതാം ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames asthi-saṃcayana as a regulated saṃskāra: an orderly completion of antyeṣṭi that supports śānti (ritual peace) for the departed and dharmic discipline for the family.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports a bhakta’s life of niyama (scriptural observance): devotion is expressed through careful performance of prescribed duties, including last rites done with reverence.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is primary: it specifies the timing (tithi/day-count) for a post-cremation rite, showing how dharma is applied through precise ceremonial scheduling.