Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
साज्येन जुहुयान्मन्त्री विष्णोः पीठे समर्चयेत् । मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलेन तस्यां वसुमतीं यजेत् ॥ १४१ ॥
sājyena juhuyānmantrī viṣṇoḥ pīṭhe samarcayet | mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlena tasyāṃ vasumatīṃ yajet || 141 ||
Der Mantra-Rezitierende soll Opfergaben mit Ghee darbringen und ordnungsgemäß am pīṭha (Altar-Sockel) Viṣṇus verehren. Nachdem er die Gestalt der Gottheit mittels des Wurzelmantras im Geist gefasst und eingesetzt hat, soll er Vasumatī, die Erdgöttin, in eben dieser Gestalt verehren.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links outer ritual (ghee oblations and altar worship) with inner consecration (mūrti-saṅkalpa by the mūla-mantra), showing that devotion becomes effective when intention, mantra, and worship act together.
Bhakti here is expressed as orderly worship of Viṣṇu—offering, honoring the deity’s seat, and mentally establishing the divine presence—so devotion is not merely emotion but a disciplined act of reverence guided by mantra.
It highlights procedural ritual knowledge: homa with clarified butter, proper arcana at the pīṭha, and the use of a mūla-mantra for saṅkalpa/installation—core competencies of applied Vedic ritual practice.