Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months
समुच्छ्रितं निदध्यात्तु कल्पिताब्जे तु मध्यतः । ततस्तन्मूलदेशे तु दिक्षु सर्वासु नारद ॥ ९ ॥
samucchritaṃ nidadhyāttu kalpitābje tu madhyataḥ | tatastanmūladeśe tu dikṣu sarvāsu nārada || 9 ||
One should meditate upon it as rising aloft, positioned at the center of the imagined lotus. Then, O Nārada, at the region of its root, in all directions around it, one should further contemplate accordingly.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It gives a precise dhyāna-sequence: establishing a central inner symbol (an imagined lotus) and stabilizing awareness by contemplating the base/root and all directions—an aid to one-pointedness and inner worship.
By prescribing visualization and reverent contemplation, it supports bhakti as upāsanā—devotion expressed through sustained remembrance and mental offering, even before external ritual.
Primarily ritual-application through upāsanā structure (directional contemplation and locus-setting). While not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it echoes kalpa-style procedural clarity used in guided worship and meditation.
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