Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
निष्फलस्तु स्मृतः सोमो विरञ्चिः सर्वकामदः । अनिलो वृद्धिदः प्रोक्तो यमो मृत्युप्रदो मतः ॥ ३८ ॥
niṣphalastu smṛtaḥ somo virañciḥ sarvakāmadaḥ | anilo vṛddhidaḥ prokto yamo mṛtyuprado mataḥ || 38 ||
سوم کو بے ثمر یاد کیا گیا ہے؛ وِرَنْچی (برہما) سب مرادیں دینے والا ہے۔ اَنِل (وایو) بڑھوتری دینے والا کہا گیا ہے، اور یم کو موت دینے والا مانا گیا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
It classifies deity-associated outcomes—some leading to worldly increase (vṛddhi), some to fulfillment of desires, and some to the inevitable end (mṛtyu)—implicitly steering the seeker to prefer moksha-oriented practice over merely result-driven worship.
By contrasting limited, function-based boons (desires, growth, death) with the implied insufficiency of fruitive results, it supports the Narada Purana’s broader emphasis that devotion aimed at the Supreme (Vishnu-bhakti) should transcend temporary gains.
It reflects a karma-phala mapping used in ritual reasoning (kalpa): specific devatās are associated with specific results, helping a practitioner understand how intention (saṅkalpa) and deity-invocation align in Vedic ritual logic.