Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
आघारौ नासिके प्रौक्तौ आज्यभागौ च चक्षुषी । प्राजापत्यं मुखं प्रोक्तं कटिर्व्याहृतिभिः स्मृता ॥ ४६ ॥
āghārau nāsike prauktau ājyabhāgau ca cakṣuṣī | prājāpatyaṃ mukhaṃ proktaṃ kaṭirvyāhṛtibhiḥ smṛtā || 46 ||
Las dos ofrendas āghāra se declaran como las dos fosas nasales; las dos porciones de ghee (ājyabhāga) son los dos ojos. El rito prājāpatya se dice que es la boca, y la cintura se recuerda como las vyāhṛtis, las sagradas fórmulas.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches an adhyātma (inner) reading of yajña: the external fire-ritual elements are contemplated as parts of one’s own body, turning ritual into self-discipline and inward worship.
By internalizing the offerings and sacred utterances, the practitioner learns to treat the body and breath as instruments of worship—supporting steady remembrance and reverence that mature into devotional absorption.
It highlights ritual terminology and procedure (Śrauta/Smārta prayoga): āghāra and ājyabhāga offerings, the prājāpatya act, and the role of vyāhṛtis as sacred formulae used in recitation within Vedic rites.