Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
यथाचारं प्रकुर्वीत पाणावग्नौ च वा द्विज । नह्यग्निर्दूरगः कार्यः पार्वणे समुपस्थिते ॥ ५१ ॥
yathācāraṃ prakurvīta pāṇāvagnau ca vā dvija | nahyagnirdūragaḥ kāryaḥ pārvaṇe samupasthite || 51 ||
हे द्विज! परंपरेप्रमाणे कर्म करावे—हातातील अग्नीने किंवा यज्ञाग्नीने. पार्वण कर्म आले असता अग्नी दूर ठेवणे किंवा दूरून आणणे योग्य नाही।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Parvaṇa (parvaṇa-rite; commonly parvaṇa-śrāddha context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes śāstric ācāra—performing ancestral/Parvaṇa rites with disciplined proximity to Agni, symbolizing attentiveness, purity, and uninterrupted ritual efficacy.
While primarily ritual, it supports bhakti through reverent precision: honoring sacred procedure and Agni as a divine witness cultivates humility and devotion in action (karma offered with faith).
Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual procedure) is implied—proper arrangement and immediacy of the sacrificial fire during parvaṇa/śrāddha observances according to established ācāra.