Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
एवं गृही सदाचारं कुर्यात्प्रतिदिनं मुने । यदाऽचारपरित्यागी प्रायश्चित्ती तदा भवेत् ॥ ८४ ॥
evaṃ gṛhī sadācāraṃ kuryātpratidinaṃ mune | yadā'cāraparityāgī prāyaścittī tadā bhavet || 84 ||
Như vậy, hỡi bậc hiền triết, người gia chủ nên thực hành chánh hạnh mỗi ngày. Nhưng khi từ bỏ hạnh đúng đắn, thì khi ấy phải gánh việc làm các nghi thức sám hối (prāyaścitta).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It establishes daily sadācāra (right conduct) as the baseline of dharma for a gṛhastha, and frames prāyaścitta as a corrective remedy only when that discipline is abandoned.
By insisting on consistent daily discipline, it supports bhakti as a lived practice—purity of conduct sustains worship and remembrance, while lapses require purification through expiation before devotion becomes steady again.
Ritual discipline and expiation (prāyaścitta) fall under applied dharma-śāstra practice; the verse implicitly points to correct procedural performance (kalpa-oriented conduct) in daily life.