Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
जप्त्वायुतं ततस्तेनाभिषेकः सर्वरोगनुत् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे तु ह्युपोष्याष्टसहस्रकम् ॥ ६७ ॥
japtvāyutaṃ tatastenābhiṣekaḥ sarvaroganut | caṃdrasūryoparāge tu hyupoṣyāṣṭasahasrakam || 67 ||
Après l’avoir récité dix mille fois, qu’on accomplisse l’abhiṣeka avec cela ; il dissipe toutes les maladies. Et lors d’une éclipse de lune ou de soleil, après avoir jeûné, qu’on fasse huit mille récitations.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined japa, followed by abhiṣeka, functions as a purificatory and healing rite, aligning bodily well-being with ritual purity and dharmic practice.
By prescribing counted japa and fasting at sacred times (eclipses), it frames devotion as steady, measurable practice—devotional remembrance expressed through mantra-discipline and austerity.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) is implied through the timing of rites during lunar and solar eclipses, along with ritual procedure (kalpa-style) guidance on japa counts and upavāsa.