Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
मध्यस्थे पूजयेद्देवीमितरेषु जयादिकाः । संपूज्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैरभिषिंचेन्नराधिपम् ॥ ८८ ॥
madhyasthe pūjayeddevīmitareṣu jayādikāḥ | saṃpūjya gandhapuṣpādyairabhiṣiṃcennarādhipam || 88 ||
In der Mitte verehre man die Göttin; an den übrigen Plätzen Jaya und die anderen. Nachdem man sie mit Düften, Blumen und dergleichen vollständig geehrt hat, vollziehe man sodann die Abhiṣeka, die rituelle Weihewaschung, des Königs.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada, ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames kingship as a consecrated office: the ruler is ritually purified and empowered through Devi-centered worship, showing that political authority is subordinated to divine order and dharma.
Bhakti appears here as structured reverence—placing the Goddess at the center, honoring attendant deities, and offering gandha and flowers—teaching that devotion is expressed through disciplined, respectful worship before any major rite like abhisheka.
Ritual science is emphasized: correct spatial placement (madhyastha vs. itareṣu), prescribed offerings, and the sequence culminating in abhiṣeka—procedural precision characteristic of Kalpa-style practice within Vedanga-oriented instruction.