Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
अशोकपुष्पैः संपूज्य भगवंतं तदग्रतः । जुहुयात्तानि पुष्पाणि त्रिसंध्यं सप्तपत्रकम् ॥ ६० ॥
aśokapuṣpaiḥ saṃpūjya bhagavaṃtaṃ tadagrataḥ | juhuyāttāni puṣpāṇi trisaṃdhyaṃ saptapatrakam || 60 ||
Nachdem man den Bhagavān gebührend mit Aśoka-Blüten verehrt hat, soll man in Seiner Gegenwart diese Blüten in das Ritualfeuer darbringen — dreimal täglich zu den drei Sandhyās (trisandhyā) — unter Verwendung der Saptapatraka-Gabe (saptapatraka), der siebblättrigen Opfergabe.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links pūjā (devotional worship) with homa (sacrificial offering), teaching that devotion becomes complete when offerings are made in the Lord’s presence with regularity at the three sandhyās.
Bhakti is expressed through reverent service—first worshipping Bhagavān with flowers, then offering the same items as oblations, showing surrender and continuity of devotion throughout the day.
It emphasizes ritual timing (sandhyā-traya discipline) and procedural yajña practice (homa/āhuti), a technical aspect of Vedic ritual observance aligned with kalpa-style instructions.