Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 176
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
फुल्लप्रफुल्लसञ्चित्रवितानालंबिमौक्तिके । पद्मरागस्थलीराजद्रत्नसंघैश्च मध्यतः ॥ १७६ ॥
phullapraphullasañcitravitānālaṃbimauktike | padmarāgasthalīrājadratnasaṃghaiśca madhyataḥ || 176 ||
From a richly patterned canopy, adorned with fully blossomed and half-blossomed flowers, hung strings of pearls; and in the midst shone clusters of royal gems, while the floor was inlaid with rubies.
Suta (narrating the description within the Purana’s dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents sacred-space splendor—pearls, flowers, and gems—as an outward reflection of inner purity and devotional reverence, where beauty becomes a support (ālambana) for concentrated worship.
By depicting meticulous adornment of the worship setting, it implies that bhakti expresses itself through careful offering and beautification—treating the divine presence as supremely worthy of honor.
Indirectly, it aligns with ritual practice (kalpa-oriented discipline): preparing a consecrated, orderly, and aesthetically pure environment for rites—an applied principle often accompanying Purāṇic worship instructions.