Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या द्विजाः प्रोक्तास्त्रयस्तथा । मातृतश्चोपनयनाद्दिजत्वं प्राप्यते त्रिभिः ॥ ८ ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā dvijāḥ proktāstrayastathā | mātṛtaścopanayanāddijatvaṃ prāpyate tribhiḥ || 8 ||
ബ്രാഹ്മണർ, ക്ഷത്രിയർ, വൈശ്യർ—ഈ മൂന്നുപേരെ ‘ദ്വിജർ’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. ഈ മൂന്നുപേർക്കും ഉപനയനസംസ്കാരത്തിലൂടെ (മാതൃപക്ഷപരിഗണനപ്രകാരം) ദ്വിജത്വം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines who is eligible for the dharmic discipline of Vedic study and ritual life: the ‘second birth’ is not merely social, but a samskara-based entry into responsibility—study, restraint, and prescribed duties.
By establishing upanayana as a gateway to Vedic adhikara (eligibility), it supports the disciplined life that traditionally culminates in devotion—regular worship, mantra-japa, and dharma performed as an offering to the Divine.
It points to samskara-vidhi (ritual procedure) and eligibility rules, which rely on Kalpa (ritual manuals) and Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta for correct mantra usage and meaning during upanayana and subsequent rites.