Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
ऋतावभिगमः पत्न्यां शस्यते ब्राह्मणस्य वै । न कस्याप्यहितं ब्रूयाद्विष्णुपूजापरो भवेत् ॥ २२ ॥
ṛtāvabhigamaḥ patnyāṃ śasyate brāhmaṇasya vai | na kasyāpyahitaṃ brūyādviṣṇupūjāparo bhavet || 22 ||
Para sa isang Brahmana, ang paglapit sa asawa sa tamang panahon lamang ay tunay na pinupuri. Huwag magsalita ng makapipinsala kaninuman, at maging deboto sa pagsamba kay Viṣṇu.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links household discipline (self-restraint in marital life), non-harmful speech, and Viṣṇu-worship as a unified dharmic path—purifying conduct and directing the mind toward bhakti.
Bhakti is presented as a steady orientation of life: ethical speech and regulated senses support single-pointed devotion—“viṣṇu-pūjā-paraḥ”—making worship the householders’ central practice.
Ritual propriety and timing (kāla/ṛtu) is emphasized—an applied dharmic principle closely tied to traditional calendrical observance used in Vedic ritual life.