Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
आपो देवगणाः सर्वे तथा पितृगणा द्विज । तेनाद्भिरुक्षणं प्रोक्तं मुनिभिर्विधिकोविदैः ॥ १९ ॥
āpo devagaṇāḥ sarve tathā pitṛgaṇā dvija | tenādbhirukṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ munibhirvidhikovidaiḥ || 19 ||
O Dvija, die Wasser selbst sind alle Scharen der Devas und ebenso alle Scharen der Pitṛs (Ahnen). Darum haben die im Ritus kundigen Weisen das Besprengen mit Wasser als Reinigungshandlung vorgeschrieben.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada; teaching ritual-dharma within Moksha Dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies sacred water (Āpaḥ) as embodying both divine forces and ancestral presences, making water-sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) not merely physical cleaning but a sanctifying act that aligns one with devas and pitṛs.
By grounding purification in sacred water, it supports bhakti practice indirectly: clean, consecrated preparation of body and space is treated as a respectful offering-condition for worship, japa, and pūjā—devotion expressed through disciplined ritual reverence.
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure): the vidhi-based rationale for prokṣaṇa/aspersion with water as an authorized purification method taught by ritual experts.