Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या द्विजाः प्रोक्तास्त्रयस्तथा । मातृतश्चोपनयनाद्दिजत्वं प्राप्यते त्रिभिः ॥ ८ ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā dvijāḥ proktāstrayastathā | mātṛtaścopanayanāddijatvaṃ prāpyate tribhiḥ || 8 ||
Ang Brahmana, Kshatriya, at Vaishya—ang tatlong ito ay tinatawag na ‘dvija’ (dalawang ulit na isinilang). Para sa tatlo, nakakamit ang pagiging dvija sa pamamagitan ng ritwal na upanayana (banal na pagsisimula), ayon sa tuntuning may kaugnayan sa ina.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines who is eligible for the dharmic discipline of Vedic study and ritual life: the ‘second birth’ is not merely social, but a samskara-based entry into responsibility—study, restraint, and prescribed duties.
By establishing upanayana as a gateway to Vedic adhikara (eligibility), it supports the disciplined life that traditionally culminates in devotion—regular worship, mantra-japa, and dharma performed as an offering to the Divine.
It points to samskara-vidhi (ritual procedure) and eligibility rules, which rely on Kalpa (ritual manuals) and Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta for correct mantra usage and meaning during upanayana and subsequent rites.