Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 185
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
हवनात्तदवाप्नोति यदादौ फलमीरितम् । एवं नक्षत्रवृक्षोत्थवह्नौ तैस्तैर्मधुप्लुतैः ॥ १८५ ॥
havanāttadavāpnoti yadādau phalamīritam | evaṃ nakṣatravṛkṣotthavahnau taistairmadhuplutaiḥ || 185 ||
Durch die havana (Feueropfergabe) erlangt man genau die Frucht, die zu Beginn verkündet wurde. Ebenso werden, wenn Gaben—jede mit Honig benetzt—in das Feuer dargebracht werden, das aus den den jeweiligen nakṣatras zugeordneten Bäumen entzündet ist, die genannten Früchte erlangt.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms a core ritual principle: correctly performed havana yields the specific phala (result) previously prescribed, emphasizing fidelity to injunctions and the certainty of karmic outcomes.
Though primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti by presenting offerings as disciplined acts of reverence; sincerity expressed through prescribed worship (homa) is said to culminate in the promised benefit.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa is implied through the nakṣatra–vṛkṣa linkage and the use of corresponding materials; it also reflects Kalpa-style ritual procedure—what to offer, into which fire, and with what adjunct (honey).