Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां योगचजक्षुषाम् । एवं पितॄन्नमस्कृत्य नारायण परायणः ॥ ६० ॥
namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyānināṃ yogacajakṣuṣām | evaṃ pitṝnnamaskṛtya nārāyaṇa parāyaṇaḥ || 60 ||
ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมอยู่เสมอต่อเหล่าผู้เพ่งฌานผู้มีดวงตาแห่งโยคะ ครั้นนอบน้อมปิตฤแล้ว พึงเป็นผู้ยึดนารายณะเป็นที่พึ่งเดียว (นารายณะ-ปรายนะ)
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links three pillars of inner life: reverence to realized meditators, proper honoring of the Pitṛs, and unwavering refuge in Nārāyaṇa—showing that devotion is strengthened by humility and dharmic gratitude.
Bhakti is presented as nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇatā—exclusive orientation to Nārāyaṇa—while still fulfilling dharmic duties like honoring the ancestors, making devotion both single-minded and righteous.
Ritual propriety is implied through Pitṛ-namaskāra (ancestral homage), which aligns with Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the Vedāṅga framework, even though no technical rule is explicitly stated.