Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
जुहुयाल्लक्षसंख्याकं गव्यै श्चैव सपायसैः । अभीष्टभूम्याधिपत्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ १२७ ॥
juhuyāllakṣasaṃkhyākaṃ gavyai ścaiva sapāyasaiḥ | abhīṣṭabhūmyādhipatyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 127 ||
Wer hunderttausend Opfergaben (homa) darbringt, mit Gaben aus der Kuh und dazu Milchreis (payasa), erlangt die Herrschaft über das gewünschte Land — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a ritual/technical exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purana’s karma-kanda mode of instruction: specific homa offerings, performed in a defined count (one lakṣa), are said to yield a concrete worldly result (desired territorial authority), highlighting the claimed efficacy of regulated ritual action.
This verse is primarily about ritual action and its fruit rather than explicit bhakti; however, it implicitly assumes reverence for sacred fire and disciplined offering, which in the broader Narada Purana can be integrated as devotional service when performed with dedication to the divine.
Ritual praxis is foregrounded: homa performance, prescribed counts (lakṣa-saṅkhyā), and specific dravyas (gavya and payasa). This aligns with Vedanga-adjacent technical knowledge used to execute rites correctly (kalpa-style procedural rigor).