Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
नित्यं स्वाध्यायशीलः स्याद्यथाचारं समाचरेत् । परान्नं नैव भुञ्जीत परवादं च वर्जयेत् ॥ २२ ॥
nityaṃ svādhyāyaśīlaḥ syādyathācāraṃ samācaret | parānnaṃ naiva bhuñjīta paravādaṃ ca varjayet || 22 ||
พึงตั้งมั่นในสวาธยายะเป็นนิตย์ และประพฤติตามจารีตอันถูกต้อง ไม่พึงกินอาหารของผู้อื่น และพึงละเว้นการกล่าวร้ายผู้อื่น
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner purification to three daily disciplines—svādhyāya (scriptural self-study), sadācāra (living by right tradition), and restraint in food and speech—showing that spiritual progress depends on purity of habits, not only on rituals.
Bhakti is protected by purity: svādhyāya keeps the mind aligned with dharma and divine remembrance, while avoiding others’ food (as a restraint) and avoiding slander preserves sattva, humility, and non-harm—qualities essential for steady devotion.
Svādhyāya implies disciplined recitation and study supported by Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar), because correct learning, pronunciation, and comprehension are part of maintaining right conduct and scriptural fidelity.