Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
ये यत्र विहिताः श्राद्धे सावधानां भवंतु ते । इति संप्रार्थयेद्देवान्ये देवास ऋचा नु वै ॥ ५८ ॥
ye yatra vihitāḥ śrāddhe sāvadhānāṃ bhavaṃtu te | iti saṃprārthayeddevānye devāsa ṛcā nu vai || 58 ||
శ్రాద్ధంలో ఏ ఏ స్థలానికి ఏ దేవతలు విధించబడ్డారో, ఆ దేవతలందరూ సంపూర్ణ జాగ్రత్తతో ఇక్కడ ఉండుగాక— అని వేద ఋచతో దేవతలను ప్రార్థించాలి।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that Śrāddha is not mechanical: the performer must consciously invoke the specifically enjoined deities and request their attentive presence, making the rite inwardly reverent and spiritually effective.
Bhakti here appears as humble supplication—praying to the divine with sincerity and attention—showing that devotion supports ritual by adding reverence, remembrance, and heartfelt invocation.
It emphasizes mantra-prayoga: invoking devas with an ṛc (Vedic verse) according to prescription—an applied aspect of ritual procedure aligned with correct recitation and usage of Vedic hymns.