Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
अग्निहोत्रस्थितानग्नीन् हुत्वोपस्थाय यत्नतः । पूजास्थलं समागत्य द्वारपूजां समाचरेत् ॥ ७८ ॥
agnihotrasthitānagnīn hutvopasthāya yatnataḥ | pūjāsthalaṃ samāgatya dvārapūjāṃ samācaret || 78 ||
Nachdem man die Opfergaben (āhuti) in die für das Agnihotra unterhaltenen Feuer dargebracht und ihnen sorgfältig und ehrfürchtig beigestanden hat, soll man zum Verehrungsplatz kommen und ordnungsgemäß die Türschwellenverehrung (dvāra-pūjā) vollziehen.
Narada (in instruction within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches ritual order and reverence: sacred fire duties (Agnihotra) are completed first, then one approaches worship with purity and proceeds through prescribed preliminaries like honoring the threshold, treating the act of worship as entering a sanctified space.
Bhakti is expressed through careful, respectful approach—after fulfilling daily sacred obligations, the devotee enters the worship-space mindfully, beginning with dvārapūjā, which cultivates humility and attentiveness before the deity.
It highlights applied ritual procedure (kalpa-style discipline): sequencing of acts, attention to purity, and prescribed upacāras such as dvārapūjā as part of correct pūjā-vidhi.