Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
स्रुवे षडेते दैवास्तु प्रत्यङ्गुलमुपाश्रिताः । अग्निर्भोगार्थनाशाय सूर्यो व्याधिकरो भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
sruve ṣaḍete daivāstu pratyaṅgulamupāśritāḥ | agnirbhogārthanāśāya sūryo vyādhikaro bhavet || 37 ||
Dans la sruva (cuiller sacrificielle), on dit que ces six divinités sont établies, chacune dans l’espace d’une largeur de doigt. Agni s’y tient pour détruire les fruits de la jouissance, et le Soleil devient celui qui engendre la maladie.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It links outer ritual symbolism (the sruva and its measured divisions) with inner discipline: divine forces operate within precise order, and indulgence (bhoga) has consequences that must be purified, pointing the aspirant toward restraint and moksha-oriented living.
By warning that bhoga leads to loss and affliction, it indirectly supports bhakti as a purifying orientation: turning from sense-driven aims to offering and remembrance, where Agni symbolizes purification of desire and the Sun symbolizes the felt karmic result when discipline is neglected.
It reflects Śikṣā-style precision through the aṅgula (finger-breadth) measure and the idea of mapping deities to ritual components—useful for understanding ritual layout, proportions, and symbolic correspondences in Vedic practice.