Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
ऋतावभिगमः पत्न्यां शस्यते ब्राह्मणस्य वै । न कस्याप्यहितं ब्रूयाद्विष्णुपूजापरो भवेत् ॥ २२ ॥
ṛtāvabhigamaḥ patnyāṃ śasyate brāhmaṇasya vai | na kasyāpyahitaṃ brūyādviṣṇupūjāparo bhavet || 22 ||
Bagi seorang Brahmana, mendekati isteri hanya pada musim yang wajar memang dipuji. Jangan berkata sesuatu yang memudaratkan sesiapa pun, dan hendaklah tekun berbakti dalam pemujaan kepada Viṣṇu.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links household discipline (self-restraint in marital life), non-harmful speech, and Viṣṇu-worship as a unified dharmic path—purifying conduct and directing the mind toward bhakti.
Bhakti is presented as a steady orientation of life: ethical speech and regulated senses support single-pointed devotion—“viṣṇu-pūjā-paraḥ”—making worship the householders’ central practice.
Ritual propriety and timing (kāla/ṛtu) is emphasized—an applied dharmic principle closely tied to traditional calendrical observance used in Vedic ritual life.