Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
द्विजोपनयने विप्र मुख्यकालव्यतिक्रमे । द्वादशाब्दं चरेत्कृच्छ्रं पश्चाज्चांद्रायणं तथा । सांतपनद्वयं चैव कृत्वा कर्म समाचरेत् ॥ १५ ॥
dvijopanayane vipra mukhyakālavyatikrame | dvādaśābdaṃ caretkṛcchraṃ paścājcāṃdrāyaṇaṃ tathā | sāṃtapanadvayaṃ caiva kṛtvā karma samācaret || 15 ||
ହେ ବିପ୍ର! ଦ୍ୱିଜର ଉପନୟନର ମୁଖ୍ୟ କାଳ ଅତିକ୍ରମ ହେଲେ, ଦ୍ୱାଦଶ ବର୍ଷ କୃଚ୍ଛ୍ର ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ ଆଚରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ; ପରେ ଚାନ୍ଦ୍ରାୟଣ ବ୍ରତ ମଧ୍ୟ କରି, ଦୁଇଥର ସାନ୍ତପନ ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କରି ତାପରେ ବିଧିମତେ ସେହି କର୍ମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Dharma and Prāyaścitta)
Vrata: Cāndrāyaṇa; Kṛcchra; Sāntapana (two times)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It frames missed saṃskāras as a dharmic lapse that can be purified through disciplined prāyaścitta, restoring ritual eligibility and inner purity before completing the initiation.
While primarily ritual-legal, it supports bhakti indirectly: purification and right conduct (śuddhi and niyama) are presented as foundations that stabilize a devotee’s life so worship and mantra practice can proceed without impediment.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and its prāyaścitta framework are central, with time-keeping and observance patterns linked to lunar discipline in the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.