Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
देवराच्च सुतोत्पत्तिर्मधुपर्के पशोर्वधः । मांसादनं तथा श्राद्धे वानप्रस्थाश्रमस्तथा ॥ १४ ॥
devarācca sutotpattirmadhuparke paśorvadhaḥ | māṃsādanaṃ tathā śrāddhe vānaprasthāśramastathā || 14 ||
ദേവരനാൽ പുത്രോത്പത്തി, മധുപർക്കത്തിൽ പശുവധം, ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിൽ മാംസഭക്ഷണം, കൂടാതെ വാനപ്രസ്ഥാശ്രമാനുഷ്ഠാനം—ഇവയെല്ലാം തത്തത് ശാസ്ത്രവിധി-സന്ദർഭത്തിൽ മാത്രം ഗ്രഹിക്കേണ്ടതാണ്।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that certain acts—otherwise restricted—may be permitted when performed strictly within Vedic/Smṛti-ordained rites, emphasizing dharma as context-sensitive and rule-governed rather than merely literal.
By stressing obedience to scriptural injunctions and purity of intention in prescribed duties, it supports bhakti as disciplined living—where actions are aligned with dharma and offered in a regulated, non-indulgent spirit.
Ritual application tied to Kalpa (procedural rules for rites like madhuparka and śrāddha) and proper dharma-interpretation, i.e., knowing when an injunction is a specific exception rather than a general license.