Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
समावृत्तस्तु गार्हस्थ्ये सदारो नियतो वसेत् । अनसूयुर्यथान्यायमाहिताग्निरनादृते ॥ १४ ॥
samāvṛttastu gārhasthye sadāro niyato vaset | anasūyuryathānyāyamāhitāgniranādṛte || 14 ||
బ్రహ్మచర్యం ముగించుకొని గృహస్థాశ్రమంలో భార్యతో, నియమబద్ధంగా, అసూయలేక నివసించాలి. విధి ప్రకారం ఆహితాగ్నులను నిలుపుకొని, ఎవరికీ అవమానం చేయకూడదు।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines gṛhastha-dharma as a spiritual discipline: marriage and worldly duties are to be lived with restraint, non-envious character, respectful conduct, and Vedic fire-rites performed in the proper way—turning household life into a dharmic path.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it lays the devotional foundation: humility (no contempt), purity of mind (no envy), and faithful performance of dharma create the inner fitness through which devotion to the Lord becomes steady and fruitful.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by “yathā-nyāya” and “āhitāgniḥ”: maintaining sacred fires and performing domestic rites correctly according to śrauta/smārta rules, including disciplined observance of daily offerings.