Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
पुष्पोदकेन गोविन्दं तथा गन्धोदकेन च । स्नापयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या वैष्णवं पदमाप्नुयात् ॥ ४१ ॥
puṣpodakena govindaṃ tathā gandhodakena ca | snāpayitvā hariṃ bhaktyā vaiṣṇavaṃ padamāpnuyāt || 41 ||
Habiendo bañado a Govinda—Hari—con agua infusionada con flores y también con agua perfumada, la persona, con bhakti, alcanza el estado vaiṣṇava, la morada suprema de Viṣṇu.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue on Vaishnava dharma)
Vrata: none (general arcana act; embedded in vrata-style instruction)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that simple, reverent abhiṣeka—bathing Hari with flower- and fragrance-infused water—performed with bhakti becomes a direct means toward attaining Vishnu’s supreme state (vaiṣṇava-pada).
The result is linked not to complexity but to intention: when the act of worship (snāpana/abhisheka) is done ‘bhaktyā,’ it becomes spiritually transformative and leads toward Vishnu’s abode.
Ritual application (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: preparing puṣpodaka and gandhodaka for deity bathing reflects procedural worship-knowledge used in pūjā and vrata observances within Vaishnava dharma.