Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
दत्ताक्षतायाः कन्यायाः पुनर्दानं वराय च । नैष्टिकं ब्रह्मचर्यं च नरमेधाश्चमेधकौ ॥ १५ ॥
dattākṣatāyāḥ kanyāyāḥ punardānaṃ varāya ca | naiṣṭikaṃ brahmacaryaṃ ca naramedhāścamedhakau || 15 ||
Ang muling pagpapakasal sa isang dalagang naipagkaloob na nang pormal (sa ritwal na akṣata), at ang muling pag-aalay sa kanya sa ibang lalaking mapapangasawa; gayundin ang mahigpit na panatang brahmacarya habang-buhay; at ang mga handog na tinatawag na naramedha at medha—sa kontekstong ito, itinuturing ang mga ito bilang mabigat na kamalian at dapat kondenahin.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It underscores that Dharma is not merely ritual performance but moral order—certain acts (especially those harming social and ethical foundations) are explicitly censured, even if framed as ‘rites’.
By implying that devotion must rest on righteous conduct: Bhakti to Vishnu is not compatible with cruel, deceptive, or socially disruptive actions presented as religious.
It touches ritual propriety and dharma-vidhi (rules of rites), including marriage-saṃskāra markers like akṣata; this aligns with kalpa-type practical regulation of ceremonies.