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 ||
Tendo ido ao lugar apropriado para a expiação, se alguém teve união sexual com uma mulher do mesmo gotra—quer pertença às linhagens paternas, quer às que recaem sob o gotra materno—deve cumprir um Kṛcchra duplo.
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.