Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
यानि कानि च तीर्थानि समुद्राः सरितस्तथा । प्रणीतायां समासन्नात्तस्मात्तां पूरयेज्जलैः ॥ २९ ॥
yāni kāni ca tīrthāni samudrāḥ saritastathā | praṇītāyāṃ samāsannāttasmāttāṃ pūrayejjalaiḥ || 29 ||
Ainsi, lorsque l’on approche le récipient consacré praṇītā, qu’on le remplisse d’eau, en y invoquant tous les tīrthas sacrés, les océans et les rivières qui existent.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, Moksha-dharma/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that properly prepared ritual water can symbolically contain the sanctity of all tīrthas—rivers and oceans—so purification and worship become inwardly universal rather than dependent on physical travel.
By sanctifying water through right procedure and intention, the devotee brings the presence of sacred places into daily worship, supporting steady bhakti through accessible, repeatable acts of purity and reverence.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and the use of saṅkalpa/ritual intention—filling a consecrated vessel at the correct step of the rite to establish purity for subsequent worship or observance.