Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
मूलेनेक्षणमस्त्रेण प्रोक्षणं ताडनं पुनः । कुशैस्तद्वर्मणाभ्युक्ष्य पूज्य तत्र न्यसेद्वसुम् ॥ ८९ ॥
mūlenekṣaṇamastreṇa prokṣaṇaṃ tāḍanaṃ punaḥ | kuśaistadvarmaṇābhyukṣya pūjya tatra nyasedvasum || 89 ||
Avec le mūla-mantra, en recourant aux mantras de ‘vision’ et d’‘arme’, qu’on fasse l’aspersion purificatrice (prokṣaṇa), puis de nouveau le frappement rituel (tāḍana) pour écarter les obstacles. Ensuite, en aspergeant avec l’herbe kuśa sous la protection du mantra-armure (varma), qu’on adore et qu’on dépose là le vasu, l’offrande/la richesse sacrée, à sa place.
Sage Narada (teaching a technical ritual sequence within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that ritual action is not merely physical: purification (prokṣaṇa), obstacle-removal (tāḍana), and protection (varma) are integrated through mantra, culminating in a sanctified placement (nyāsa) of the intended offering or wealth.
Bhakti here appears as disciplined worship (pūjā) performed after purification and protective invocation—showing devotion expressed through careful, reverent ritual order rather than hurried offering.
It highlights applied ritual science: the procedural use of mantras (mūla, īkṣaṇa, astra, varma), kuśa-grass in purification, and nyāsa (establishing/placing) as a technical method within Vedic practice.