Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
स्वगृह्यचोदितं कर्मद्विजः कुर्वन्कृती भवेत् । अन्यथा पतितो भूयात्सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः ॥ १० ॥
svagṛhyacoditaṃ karmadvijaḥ kurvankṛtī bhavet | anyathā patito bhūyātsarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ || 10 ||
Двиджа (дваждырождённый), совершая обряды, предписанные его собственной традицией Гṛхья, становится достигшим; иначе он падёт (patita) и будет отлучён от всех дхармических соблюдений.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-instruction context; dialogue tradition associated with Sanatkumara lineages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
It emphasizes dharmic integrity: spiritual progress is linked to faithfully performing one’s prescribed household rites (gṛhya-karmas), and neglect leads to a fall from the dharmic path.
By insisting on disciplined adherence to enjoined duties, it frames bhakti as grounded in dharma—devotion is strengthened when daily life and ritual obligations are honored rather than ignored.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the Gṛhya-sūtras—knowing the correct, tradition-specific method for domestic samskāras and rites.