Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa
Purāṇa
नित्यश्राद्धं सर्पिडाख्यं धर्मसारोऽघनिष्कृतिः । प्रतिसंक्रम उक्ताः स्म युगधर्माः कृतेः फलम् ॥ १७ ॥
nityaśrāddhaṃ sarpiḍākhyaṃ dharmasāro'ghaniṣkṛtiḥ | pratisaṃkrama uktāḥ sma yugadharmāḥ kṛteḥ phalam || 17 ||
نِتیہ شرادھ، ‘سرپِڈا’ نامی رسم، دھرم کا सार اور گناہوں کی کفّارہ؛ نیز ہر سنکرانتی پر ادا کیے جانے والے آچار—یہ یُگ دھرم اور کِرت یُگ کے پھل بیان کیے گئے ہیں۔
Narada (in an enumerative/summary mode within the Anukramanika context, addressing the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: Saṅkrānti-vrata/observances (general)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames everyday ancestral duty (nitya-śrāddha), periodic sacred timing (saṅkrānti), and sin-expulsion (agha-niṣkṛti) as core elements of dharma, presenting them as part of the Purāṇic summary of age-appropriate religious practice.
While not naming a deity directly, it supports bhakti through dharmic discipline: regular śrāddha and time-based observances cultivate purity, gratitude, and steadiness—foundational qualities that sustain devotional life.
Kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination) is implied through saṅkrānti-based observances, aligning ritual action with calendrical/astronomical transitions—an applied aspect connected to Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy).