Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
अग्निहोत्रस्थितानग्नीन् हुत्वोपस्थाय यत्नतः । पूजास्थलं समागत्य द्वारपूजां समाचरेत् ॥ ७८ ॥
agnihotrasthitānagnīn hutvopasthāya yatnataḥ | pūjāsthalaṃ samāgatya dvārapūjāṃ samācaret || 78 ||
Après avoir versé les oblations (āhuti) dans les feux entretenus pour l’Agnihotra et les avoir servis avec soin et respect, qu’il vienne au lieu de culte et accomplisse comme il se doit le culte du seuil (dvāra-pūjā).
Narada (in instruction within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches ritual order and reverence: sacred fire duties (Agnihotra) are completed first, then one approaches worship with purity and proceeds through prescribed preliminaries like honoring the threshold, treating the act of worship as entering a sanctified space.
Bhakti is expressed through careful, respectful approach—after fulfilling daily sacred obligations, the devotee enters the worship-space mindfully, beginning with dvārapūjā, which cultivates humility and attentiveness before the deity.
It highlights applied ritual procedure (kalpa-style discipline): sequencing of acts, attention to purity, and prescribed upacāras such as dvārapūjā as part of correct pūjā-vidhi.