Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
तच्छेष विप्रपात्रेषु विकिरेत्संस्मरन्हरिम् । भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैश्च लेह्यैश्च स्वाद्यैर्विप्रान्प्रपूजयत् ॥ ५६ ॥
taccheṣa viprapātreṣu vikiretsaṃsmaranharim | bhakṣyairbhojyaiśca lehyaiśca svādyairviprānprapūjayat || 56 ||
Памятуя о Хари, следует раздать оставшиеся подношения в сосуды брахманов и также почтить брахманов пищей — той, что жуют, едят, лижут и отпивают.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that offering and then distributing the consecrated remainder (śeṣa/prasāda) while remembering Hari turns charity and hospitality into a direct act of devotion, sanctifying both giver and recipient.
Bhakti is shown as remembrance of Hari expressed through service: honoring brāhmaṇas and sharing prasāda is presented as a devotional extension of worship, not merely social custom.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure: correct handling of offerings (naivedya/śeṣa) and the traditional fourfold classification of foods—bhakṣya, bhojya, lehya, and svādya—used in formal worship and feeding rites.