Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
उत्फुल्लैः कमलैः पीठे पूर्वोक्ते वैष्णवेऽर्चयेत् । एवमाराध्य देवेशं प्राप्नोति महतीं श्रियम् ॥ ९५ ॥
utphullaiḥ kamalaiḥ pīṭhe pūrvokte vaiṣṇave'rcayet | evamārādhya deveśaṃ prāpnoti mahatīṃ śriyam || 95 ||
على المقعد الفَيْشْنَفي (pīṭha) الموصوف آنفًا، تُقام العبادة بزهور اللوتس المتفتّحة تمامًا. وهكذا، بمداومة إرضاء دِڤيشا، سيّد الآلهة، ينال المرء شريًّا عظيمة (śrī): بركةً ورخاءً جليلين.
Narada (teaching ritual procedure; dialogue context traditionally with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that careful, pure offerings (like fully blossomed lotuses) made on a properly prepared Vaiṣṇava pīṭha are not merely decorative—they are a disciplined act of ārādhana that draws the grace of the Devēśa and results in auspiciousness and prosperity (śrī).
Bhakti is shown here as reverent service expressed through correct worship: offering the best and most fitting items to Viṣṇu with order and attention, culminating in sincere propitiation (ārādhana) that bears fruit as divine favor.
It reflects ritual-technical discipline: the use of a prescribed altar-seat (pīṭha) and specified offerings (utphulla-kamala) as part of a structured pūjā-vidhi—procedural knowledge aligned with śrauta/smārta style ritual organization rather than grammar or astrology.