Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
प्रणम्याथ स्मरन्मंत्रमर्पयेत्कुमांजलिम् । रोगे निवृत्ते स्नात्वाथ नत्वा संपूञ्चेद्गुरुम् ॥ १२७ ॥
praṇamyātha smaranmaṃtramarpayetkumāṃjalim | roge nivṛtte snātvātha natvā saṃpūñcedgurum || 127 ||
Ensuite, après s’être prosterné et s’être souvenu du mantra, qu’il offre une poignée de fleurs, les mains en añjali. Quand la maladie s’est apaisée, qu’il se baigne, puis, se prosternant encore, prenne congé du guru avec respect.
Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual context, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches the correct completion of a mantra-based rite: humility (bowing), devotion (remembering the mantra), offering (flower añjali), purification (bathing after recovery), and gratitude with proper closure (taking leave of the guru).
Bhakti is expressed through reverence and surrender—bowing before and after the rite, making an offering with remembrance of the mantra, and honoring the guru as the channel of sacred knowledge.
It reflects prayoga-vidhi (applied ritual procedure) and shauca/ācāra rules—how to perform an offering, observe purification after illness, and formally conclude the rite with guru-sammati (seeking the teacher’s consent).