Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
अग्नेरानयनं प्रोक्तं सौभाग्यस्त्रीभिरेव च । शुभदे मृण्मये पात्रे प्रोक्ष्याद्भिस्तं निधापयेत् ॥ २० ॥
agnerānayanaṃ proktaṃ saubhāgyastrībhireva ca | śubhade mṛṇmaye pātre prokṣyādbhistaṃ nidhāpayet || 20 ||
The bringing of the sacred Fire (Agni) is enjoined to be done by auspicious married women. Having sprinkled it with pure water, one should place that Fire in a clay vessel that bestows auspiciousness.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sanctifies the establishment of sacred fire (Agni) through auspicious agency and ritual purification (sprinkling), emphasizing purity and auspiciousness as supports for dharmic practice.
While primarily ritual, it supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing a pure, auspicious setup for worship and vows—outer order (karma) that steadies the mind for inner devotion.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is highlighted: who should perform the act (auspicious women), how purification is done (prokṣaṇa/sprinkling), and the proper receptacle (mṛṇmaya pātra).