Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
नमस्ते मधुहन्त्रे च जुहुयाच्छक्तितो घृतम् । अष्टोत्तरशतं प्रोर्च्य विधिवन्मधुसूदनम् ॥ ५१ ॥
namaste madhuhantre ca juhuyācchaktito ghṛtam | aṣṭottaraśataṃ prorcya vidhivanmadhusūdanam || 51 ||
En disant : «Hommage à Toi, ô vainqueur de Madhu», qu’on verse du ghee dans le feu selon sa capacité. Puis, après avoir récité comme il se doit le Nom «Madhusūdana» cent huit fois, qu’on accomplisse le rite selon la règle.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none (ritual component within a Vaiṣṇava observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links inner devotion (namas and mantra-japa) with outer sacred action (ghṛta-homa), showing that Vishnu-bhakti is perfected when worship is done vidhivat—reverently and according to scriptural method—yet adapted to one’s capacity (śaktitaḥ).
Bhakti here is expressed through surrender (“namas-te”) and remembrance of Vishnu as Madhusūdana; repeating the divine name/mantra 108 times is a structured form of loving recollection, reinforced by an offering act that symbolizes dedication of one’s resources to the Lord.
It reflects Kalpa/ritual procedure: performing homa with ghṛta, counting a fixed japa number (108), and doing the act vidhivat (per rule), emphasizing correct ritual method and disciplined recitation.