Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
इत्येवं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ श्राद्धास्य विधिरुत्तमः । कथितः कुर्वतामेवं पापं सद्यो विलीयते ॥ ८९ ॥
ityevaṃ te muniśreṣṭha śrāddhāsya vidhiruttamaḥ | kathitaḥ kurvatāmevaṃ pāpaṃ sadyo vilīyate || 89 ||
یوں، اے بہترین مُنی، شِرادھ کی اعلیٰ ترین विधی تمہیں بتا دی گئی۔ جو اسے اسی طرح انجام دے، اس کا گناہ فوراً مٹ جاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Shraddha (pitṛ-kārya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It seals the teaching by stating the phala (result): performing Śrāddha according to the prescribed vidhi brings immediate pāpa-kṣaya (dissolution of sin) and supports dharmic continuity through Pitṛ-tarpaṇa.
While the verse is primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through faithful adherence (śraddhā) to sacred injunctions—performing Śrāddha as taught becomes an act of reverence that purifies the practitioner.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: correct performance of the Śrāddha-vidhi is presented as the practical means by which the intended purificatory result is attained.