Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
जाते पुत्रे पिता स्नात्वा सचैलं जातकर्म च । कुर्य्याच्च नांदीश्राद्धं च स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम् ॥ ५ ॥
jāte putre pitā snātvā sacailaṃ jātakarma ca | kuryyācca nāṃdīśrāddhaṃ ca svastivācanapūrvakam || 5 ||
جب بیٹا پیدا ہو تو باپ غسل کرکے پاکیزہ لباس پہنے؛ پھر سَواستی واچن کے ساتھ پہلے جاتکرم اور ناندی شرادھ بھی ادا کرے۔
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames childbirth as a dharmic occasion requiring purification (snāna), a saṃskāra (jātakarma), and ancestral honoring (nāndī-śrāddha), thereby aligning the family event with ṛta (sacred order) and blessings.
Though not explicitly devotional, it supports bhakti-oriented household life by sanctifying major life-events through Vedic rites and auspicious invocations (svasti-vācana), cultivating gratitude, purity, and reverence that nourish devotional character.
It highlights kalpa (ritual procedure) through the prescribed saṃskāra and śrāddha sequence, and the use of svasti-vācana reflects correct application of mantra-based auspicious recitations within domestic rites.