Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
आद्ये ह्युपोष्य नियतो ब्रह्मचारी सपीतकैः । प्रातः स्नात्वा शुद्धभूमौ लिप्तायां गोमयोदकैः ॥ ६८ ॥
ādye hyupoṣya niyato brahmacārī sapītakaiḥ | prātaḥ snātvā śuddhabhūmau liptāyāṃ gomayodakaiḥ || 68 ||
Am ersten Tag soll der Übende, nach geregeltem Fasten, als Brahmacārī in Keuschheit lebend und in gelbe Gewänder gekleidet, im Morgengrauen baden und dann einen gereinigten Platz auf der Erde bereiten, mit einer Mischung aus Kuhdung und Wasser bestrichen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the procedural rules of a vrata/rite)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames vrata practice as inner discipline expressed through outer purity—fasting, celibate restraint, dawn bathing, and sanctifying the worship-ground—so the rite is performed in a sattvic, regulated state.
While not naming a deity here, it establishes the devotional foundation: a clean body and consecrated space, coupled with self-restraint, make worship and japa steady and undistracted—key supports for sustained bhakti.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual procedure (a Vedanga-aligned discipline): sequencing of upavāsa, brahmacarya, prātaḥ-snāna, and preparation of a śuddha-bhūmi using gomaya-water for ritual purity.