Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
स्वगोत्राद्भृश्यते नारी विवाहात्सप्तमे पदे । स्वामिगोत्रेण कर्त्तव्यास्तस्याः पिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥ ७५ ॥
svagotrādbhṛśyate nārī vivāhātsaptame pade | svāmigotreṇa karttavyāstasyāḥ piṇḍodakakriyāḥ || 75 ||
نکاح کے ساتویں قدم پر عورت اپنے گوتر سے جدا سمجھی جاتی ہے؛ اس کے بعد اس کے پِنڈ اور اُدک (آبِ نذر) کی رسومات شوہر کے گوتر کے نام سے کی جائیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines ritual affiliation (gotra) after marriage, clarifying how dharma preserves continuity of ancestral rites through the household and its lineage.
Indirectly: by regulating śrāddha and household duties, it supports the gṛhastha framework in which daily worship and devotion can be practiced with ritual order and purity.
Kalpa (ritual procedure): the verse specifies the rule for performing piṇḍa and udaka offerings for a married woman under the husband’s gotra, anchored to the saptapadī marker.