Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
अन्य स्त्रियं न गच्छेच्च पैशुन्यं परिवर्जयेत् । नापसव्यं व्रजेद्विप्र गोश्चत्थानलपर्वतान् ॥ २६ ॥
anya striyaṃ na gacchecca paiśunyaṃ parivarjayet | nāpasavyaṃ vrajedvipra goścatthānalaparvatān || 26 ||
ไม่พึงไปหาสตรีของผู้อื่น และพึงละเว้นไพศุนยะ (ส่อเสียดนินทา) โอ้พราหมณ์ ไม่พึงเวียนรอบโค ต้นอัศวัตถะ ไฟ และภูเขา ด้วยทิศอัปสวฺยะ (เวียนซ้าย/ทวนเข็ม)
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, addressing 'vipra')
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches purity of conduct (sadācāra): guarding chastity and speech, and maintaining ritual auspiciousness by honoring sacred beings and symbols (cow, aśvattha, agni, mountains).
Bhakti is supported by ethical restraint—avoiding adultery and slander—because a devotee’s mind becomes steady and fit for remembrance of the Divine when behavior and speech are disciplined.
It reflects kalpa/ācāra-based ritual etiquette: the rule of auspicious circumambulation (pradakṣiṇā) and avoidance of apasavya movement around sacred objects.