Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
स्नातुं यायान्निम्नगादौ कीर्तयन्देवतागुणान् । गत्वा तीर्थं नमस्कृत्य स्नानीयं च निधाय वै ॥ १५ ॥
snātuṃ yāyānnimnagādau kīrtayandevatāguṇān | gatvā tīrthaṃ namaskṛtya snānīyaṃ ca nidhāya vai || 15 ||
Pour se baigner, on doit se rendre à une rivière ou à quelque cours d’eau en contrebas, en chantant les vertus des divinités. Parvenu au tīrtha (gué sacré), on s’incline avec respect, puis l’on dépose comme il se doit les objets destinés au bain.
Narada (teaching within a Vedāṅga-oriented ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames tīrtha-snāna as both an outer act of purification and an inner act of remembrance—approaching the water while praising divine qualities, then honoring the tīrtha with reverence before beginning the rite.
Bhakti appears through kīrtana—reciting the glories (guṇas) of the deities while going to bathe—turning a routine ritual action into God-centered remembrance and praise.
It highlights ritual discipline and sequence (prayoga-krama): approach the watercourse, perform devotional recitation, salute the tīrtha, and then arrange the snāna-items—an applied form of dharma-śāstric/kalpa-style procedure.