Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
समावृत्तस्तु गार्हस्थ्ये सदारो नियतो वसेत् । अनसूयुर्यथान्यायमाहिताग्निरनादृते ॥ १४ ॥
samāvṛttastu gārhasthye sadāro niyato vaset | anasūyuryathānyāyamāhitāgniranādṛte || 14 ||
Sau khi hoàn tất đời sống học trò, người ấy nên sống trong giai đoạn gia chủ—có vợ, giữ kỷ luật, không ganh ghét—duy trì các ngọn lửa tế tự thiêng theo đúng nghi pháp, và không tỏ lòng bất kính với bất kỳ ai.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines gṛhastha-dharma as a spiritual discipline: marriage and worldly duties are to be lived with restraint, non-envious character, respectful conduct, and Vedic fire-rites performed in the proper way—turning household life into a dharmic path.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it lays the devotional foundation: humility (no contempt), purity of mind (no envy), and faithful performance of dharma create the inner fitness through which devotion to the Lord becomes steady and fruitful.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by “yathā-nyāya” and “āhitāgniḥ”: maintaining sacred fires and performing domestic rites correctly according to śrauta/smārta rules, including disciplined observance of daily offerings.