Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
मध्वक्तैः पायसैर्हुत्वा विमलादिसमन्विते । पूजयेद्वेष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः ॥ ३७ ॥
madhvaktaiḥ pāyasairhutvā vimalādisamanvite | pūjayedveṣṇave pīṭhe mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ || 37 ||
Having offered oblations into the fire of honey-mixtures and sweet milk-rice (pāyasa), together with the pure accompaniments beginning with “Vimalā,” one should worship upon the Vaiṣṇava altar-seat—first establishing the saṅkalpa and invoking the Deity’s form from its very root.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within ritual-technical exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that worship becomes effective when supported by disciplined ritual offering (homa with honey and sweet rice) and by a clear saṅkalpa that establishes the deity’s presence in the mūrti on a Vaiṣṇava altar.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service: offering, invoking, and worshipping Viṣṇu with intentionality (saṅkalpa) and proper sacred setting (vaiṣṇava-pīṭha), showing devotion as both inner resolve and outer practice.
It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): the sequence of homa offerings, required accompaniments, and the necessity of saṅkalpa and proper installation/worship of the deity’s form.