Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
उरोमात्रोदके स्थित्वा ध्यायन्मार्तंडमंडले । स्थितां देवीं प्रतिदिनं त्रिसहस्रं जपेन्मनुम् ॥ १०६ ॥
uromātrodake sthitvā dhyāyanmārtaṃḍamaṃḍale | sthitāṃ devīṃ pratidinaṃ trisahasraṃ japenmanum || 106 ||
Debout dans l’eau jusqu’à la poitrine, méditant sur l’orbe solaire de Mārtāṇḍa, qu’on vénère chaque jour la Déesse qui s’y tient et qu’on récite le mantra trois mille fois.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It prescribes a disciplined sadhana combining bodily purification (standing in water), focused dhyana on the solar mandala, and a fixed japa-count, presenting concentration and regularity as the core of efficacy.
Bhakti is expressed as daily, repeated remembrance—meditating on the Sun as a divine locus and worshipping the Devi dwelling there—turning devotion into a measurable, consistent practice (three thousand japa).
The verse highlights technical ritual discipline—niyama in japa (fixed count) and dhyana on a celestial locus (solar mandala), aligning with Vedanga-style precision used in time-based and deity-based observances.