Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
सम्पूज्य धूपदीपाद्यैः पश्चादाज्यप्लुतं चरुम् । जुहुयात्संस्कृते वह्नौ अष्टोत्तरशतं सुधीः ॥ १२३ ॥
sampūjya dhūpadīpādyaiḥ paścādājyaplutaṃ carum | juhuyātsaṃskṛte vahnau aṣṭottaraśataṃ sudhīḥ || 123 ||
Après avoir honoré dûment par l’encens, les lampes et autres offrandes, le sage doit verser dans le feu consacré le caru cuit, imprégné de ghee, en accomplissant cent huit oblations.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined Vedic worship: external offerings (incense, lamp) culminate in a precise homa, where the consecrated fire becomes the medium for sanctified offering and intention.
Though primarily ritual-technical, it models bhakti through reverent upacāras (dhūpa, dīpa) and careful, repeated offerings—devotion expressed as attentive, orderly service.
It highlights applied ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): preparation of a saṃskṛta (consecrated) fire, use of ājya and caru as oblations, and the prescribed count of 108 offerings.