Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
आर्द्रास्थि च तथोच्छिष्टं शूद्रं च पतितं तथा । सर्पं च भषणं स्पृष्ट्वा सचैलं स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ ३० ॥
ārdrāsthi ca tathocchiṣṭaṃ śūdraṃ ca patitaṃ tathā | sarpaṃ ca bhaṣaṇaṃ spṛṣṭvā sacailaṃ snānamācaret || 30 ||
Sau khi chạm vào xương ướt, đồ ăn thừa, người Śūdra, kẻ sa ngã (ngoại giai cấp), rắn, hay đồ trang sức, nên tắm thanh tịnh ngay khi vẫn mặc y phục (tắm có áo) để phục hồi sự trong sạch nghi lễ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on dharma and śauca)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It emphasizes śauca (ritual purity) as a support for dharma: after certain contacts considered ritually contaminating, one restores steadiness for worship, japa, and daily rites through prescribed bathing.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it safeguards devotional practice by prescribing purification so that pūjā, mantra, and remembrance of the Divine are performed in a ritually fit state.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: it specifies a concrete prayoga—sacaila-snana—as a remedial rite (śuddhi) after particular forms of contact impurity.