Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
दधतीं चित्रवसनां धरां भगवतीं स्मरेत् । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षं दशांशं पायसेन तु ॥ १४० ॥
dadhatīṃ citravasanāṃ dharāṃ bhagavatīṃ smaret | evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣaṃ daśāṃśaṃ pāyasena tu || 140 ||
Qu’on se souvienne de Dharā, la Bhagavatī, la Déesse bénie qui porte tous les êtres, vêtue d’habits chatoyants. L’ayant ainsi contemplée, qu’on récite le mantra cent mille fois (un lakh), puis qu’on offre le dixième en oblation avec du pāyasa (riz au lait sacré).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on ritual/technical practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links inner contemplation (smaraṇa/dhyāna of Dharā as the sustaining Divine) with outer discipline—fixed-count mantra-japa and a proportional offering—showing that ritual is meant to be grounded in devotional visualization.
Bhakti appears here as remembrance and meditation on the Goddess’s form and qualities (supporting, auspicious, beautifully adorned), which then sanctifies the mantra practice and the concluding offering.
It highlights ritual quantification and procedure—lakṣa-japa (100,000 recitations) and daśāṃśa (one-tenth) as the completion offering, with pāyasa specified as the ritual substance—typical of technical prayoga guidance.