Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सौमयस्यार्द्धेन पापस्य समग्रेणेति निश्चयः । गुमकध्नाश्चायुरंशाः संस्कारोऽयमुदाहृतः ॥ १३२ ॥
saumayasyārddhena pāpasya samagreṇeti niścayaḥ | gumakadhnāścāyuraṃśāḥ saṃskāro'yamudāhṛtaḥ || 132 ||
มีข้อกำหนดแน่นอนว่า สังสการนี้ให้ผลบุญเทียบเท่าครึ่งหนึ่งของพิธีบูชาเซามยะ และทำลายบาปได้โดยสิ้นเชิง อีกทั้งขจัดโรคที่ทำให้ร่างกายทรุดโทรม และเกื้อหนุนส่วนแห่งอายุยืน—ดังนี้แลสังสการนี้ได้ประกาศไว้॥๑๓๒॥
Narada (teaching in Moksha-dharma section; dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It frames a saṃskāra as both purificatory and transformative: it diminishes karmic impurity (pāpa) completely while conferring a measured share of yajña-like merit, showing ritual purity as a support for mokṣa-oriented living.
While not directly describing bhakti, it supports devotional life by emphasizing purification and restraint: a purified practitioner becomes fit for higher practices such as Viṣṇu-smaraṇa, vrata, and japa—core supports of Narada’s bhakti-oriented dharma.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-śāstra logic: results are stated in terms of puṇya-phala, pāpa-kṣaya, and āyuṣya, which are standard evaluative categories used to justify and prioritize rites.