Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां योगचजक्षुषाम् । एवं पितॄन्नमस्कृत्य नारायण परायणः ॥ ६० ॥
namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyānināṃ yogacajakṣuṣām | evaṃ pitṝnnamaskṛtya nārāyaṇa parāyaṇaḥ || 60 ||
میں اُن دھیانیوں کو ہمیشہ سجدۂ تعظیم کرتا ہوں جن کے پاس یوگک چشم ہے۔ یوں پِتروں کو نمسکار کر کے، نرائن کا پرایَن ہو کر، وہ ایک ہی شरण میں آگے بڑھے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links three pillars of inner life: reverence to realized meditators, proper honoring of the Pitṛs, and unwavering refuge in Nārāyaṇa—showing that devotion is strengthened by humility and dharmic gratitude.
Bhakti is presented as nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇatā—exclusive orientation to Nārāyaṇa—while still fulfilling dharmic duties like honoring the ancestors, making devotion both single-minded and righteous.
Ritual propriety is implied through Pitṛ-namaskāra (ancestral homage), which aligns with Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the Vedāṅga framework, even though no technical rule is explicitly stated.