Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
एतत्कालावधेर्यस्य द्विजस्यातिक्रमो भवेत् । सावित्रीपतितं विद्यात्तं तु नैवालपेत्कदा ॥ १४ ॥
etatkālāvadheryasya dvijasyātikramo bhavet | sāvitrīpatitaṃ vidyāttaṃ tu naivālapetkadā || 14 ||
جو دْوِج سَاوِتری کے مقررہ وقت کی حد گزر جانے دے، وہ ‘سَاوِتری سے ساقط’ سمجھا جائے؛ اس سے کبھی نہ بات کی جائے اور نہ ہی اس کی صحبت اختیار کی جائے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-śāstra style passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It stresses that a dvija’s spiritual identity is sustained by fidelity to Savitrī (Gayatrī and its Vedic obligations); neglect beyond the allowed time is treated as a serious fall from Vedic discipline.
Indirectly, it frames devotion as disciplined daily practice: reverence for mantra and samskāra-based duties becomes the foundation for steady worship and later Vishnu-bhakti.
Ritual procedure and timing (kāla/niyama) are emphasized—key concerns of kalpa (ritual discipline) and śikṣā (mantra recitation discipline) in maintaining Savitrī practice.