Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
प्राणानायम्य सद्भूमौ न्यासान्कृत्वा पुरोदितान् । विधाय मंडलं भानोः पीठं पूर्ववदर्चयेत् ॥ ३५ ॥
prāṇānāyamya sadbhūmau nyāsānkṛtvā puroditān | vidhāya maṃḍalaṃ bhānoḥ pīṭhaṃ pūrvavadarcayet || 35 ||
Après avoir réglé le souffle (prāṇāyāma) sur un sol pur, et après avoir accompli les nyāsas prescrits auparavant, qu’il trace le maṇḍala du Soleil, puis qu’il vénère le pīṭha (siège sacré) de Bhānu comme il a été dit plus haut.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that successful worship begins with inner purification (prāṇāyāma) and precise ritual sanctification (nyāsa), after which the deity is approached through a consecrated form (the solar maṇḍala) and a properly worshiped seat (pīṭha).
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee prepares body and mind, then offers structured worship to Bhānu through arcana performed “as previously taught,” showing devotion guided by śāstra-based method rather than impulse.
It highlights ritual technique—prāṇāyāma as preparatory discipline, nyāsa as mantra-application, and maṇḍala construction as a procedural aid—reflecting the Narada Purana’s technical, Vedāṅga-aligned approach to worship practice.