Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
गत्वाकृच्छ्रद्वयं कुर्यात्सगोत्रामभिगम्य च । अमूषु पितृगोत्रासु मातृगोत्रगतासु च ॥ ३५ ॥
gatvākṛcchradvayaṃ kuryātsagotrāmabhigamya ca | amūṣu pitṛgotrāsu mātṛgotragatāsu ca || 35 ||
Setelah pergi ke tempat yang layak untuk penebusan, jika seseorang telah bersetubuh dengan wanita yang sama gotra—sama ada dari susur galur bapa atau yang termasuk dalam gotra sebelah ibu—hendaklah ia melakukan Kṛcchra dua kali.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Kṛcchra-dvaya (double Kṛcchra)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames Dharma as a restorative discipline: when a serious transgression of lineage-based marriage/sexual norms occurs, a defined prāyaścitta (double Kṛcchra) is prescribed to purify conduct, intention, and social order.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing ethical purification (śuddhi) through penance—seen as necessary groundwork for steady worship and inner devotion.
It reflects applied Dharma-śāstra reasoning tied to lineage (gotra) rules—practical ritual jurisprudence (prayascitta-vidhi) rather than a technical Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.