Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta
तत्रेच्छया च संग्राह्या पूर्वा वाथ पराथवा । अन्वाधानं प्रवक्ष्यामि संतः संपूर्णवर्वणि ॥ ३५ ॥
tatrecchayā ca saṃgrāhyā pūrvā vātha parāthavā | anvādhānaṃ pravakṣyāmi saṃtaḥ saṃpūrṇavarvaṇi || 35 ||
ਉਸ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਿਧੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਅਦਲੀ ਵਿਧੀ—ਦੋਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ। ਹੁਣ, ਹੇ ਪੂਰਨ ਆਚਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਸੰਤੋ, ਮੈਂ ਅਨ੍ਵਾਧਾਨ ਦੀ ਵਿਧੀ ਬਿਆਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
Narada
Vrata: Anvādhāna (rite introduced)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It authorizes a practitioner to follow an accepted ritual variant (earlier or later procedure) and then introduces Anvādhāna, framing ritual discipline as a valid means of dharma when performed with proper conduct.
Indirectly: it supports orderly Vedic practice as a supportive limb of devotion, where correct rites and purity of conduct can be offered as service, preparing the mind for sustained Vishnu-bhakti emphasized elsewhere in the Narada Purana.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied—recognizing alternate authorized prakriyās and introducing the specific fire-rite called Anvādhāna as part of structured Vedic/Smarta karma.