Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
तस्य सदा चारलक्षणं सर्वमनुव्याख्यास्यामः । समावृतानां सदाचाराणां सहधर्मचर्यफलार्थिनां गृहाश्रमो विधीयते ॥ १०८ ॥
tasya sadā cāralakṣaṇaṃ sarvamanuvyākhyāsyāmaḥ | samāvṛtānāṃ sadācārāṇāṃ sahadharmacaryaphalārthināṃ gṛhāśramo vidhīyate || 108 ||
ਹੁਣ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਦਾਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੱਛਣ ਵਿਸਥਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਦੱਸਾਂਗੇ। ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਚਰਜ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿ-ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਫਲ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਾਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿਧਿਤ ਹੈ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames gṛhastha-āśrama as a dharmic path for one who has completed brahmacarya, emphasizing that mokṣa-oriented life is supported by disciplined sadācāra and righteous daily conduct.
By establishing sadācāra and a dharma-guided household life as legitimate foundations, it implies that devotion is strengthened through regulated living—where duties, purity, and ethical conduct sustain steady worship and remembrance.
Indirectly, it points to dharma-śāstra and gṛhya-prayoga (household rites): after completing studentship (where śikṣā and vyākaraṇa are learned), one applies that learning in disciplined domestic rituals and conduct.
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