Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
देवराच्च सुतोत्पत्तिर्मधुपर्के पशोर्वधः । मांसादनं तथा श्राद्धे वानप्रस्थाश्रमस्तथा ॥ १४ ॥
devarācca sutotpattirmadhuparke paśorvadhaḥ | māṃsādanaṃ tathā śrāddhe vānaprasthāśramastathā || 14 ||
通过devara(丈夫之弟)求得儿子、为madhuparka供献而宰杀牲畜、在śrāddha祭祖仪式中食肉,以及vānaprastha(林居期)的修持——这些都应在其所规定的仪轨语境中理解。
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It highlights that certain acts—otherwise restricted—may be permitted when performed strictly within Vedic/Smṛti-ordained rites, emphasizing dharma as context-sensitive and rule-governed rather than merely literal.
By stressing obedience to scriptural injunctions and purity of intention in prescribed duties, it supports bhakti as disciplined living—where actions are aligned with dharma and offered in a regulated, non-indulgent spirit.
Ritual application tied to Kalpa (procedural rules for rites like madhuparka and śrāddha) and proper dharma-interpretation, i.e., knowing when an injunction is a specific exception rather than a general license.