Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
नदीतीरे च गोष्ठे वा जपेल्लक्षं पयोब्रतः । पायसेनाज्ययुक्तेन हुत्वा विद्यानिधिर्भवेत् ॥ २६ ॥
nadītīre ca goṣṭhe vā japellakṣaṃ payobrataḥ | pāyasenājyayuktena hutvā vidyānidhirbhavet || 26 ||
Observing the milk-vow (payovrata), one should recite the mantra one hundred thousand times on a riverbank or in a cowshed; then, having offered sweet rice (pāyasa) mixed with ghee into the sacred fire, one becomes a treasury of holy knowledge (vidyā).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Payovrata (milk-vow)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined sādhanā model—vrata (dietary vow), lakṣa-japa (large-count repetition), and homa (fire-offering)—as a means to stabilize and deepen vidyā (sacred/technical knowledge) until it becomes firmly established in the practitioner.
Though framed as a technical rite, it reflects bhakti through austerity, purity, and sustained mantra practice; the reverent offering (homa) and self-restraint (payovrata) embody devotional commitment that supports mantra efficacy.
It highlights practical ritual science—counted mantra-japa (lakṣa), prescribed vratas, and homa-dravya selection (pāyasa with ājya)—typical of Vedāṅga-aligned procedural instruction (kalpa/ritual method).