Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
समानरूपवत्सायाः शुक्लाया गोः पयःप्लुतैः । मल्लिकामालतीजातीशतपत्रैर्हुतैर्भवेत् ॥ ९९ ॥
samānarūpavatsāyāḥ śuklāyā goḥ payaḥplutaiḥ | mallikāmālatījātīśatapatrairhutairbhavet || 99 ||
Qu’on offre dans le feu sacré des fleurs de jasmin, de mālatī, de jāti et de śatapatra, humectées du lait d’une vache blanche dont le veau est de même couleur, en oblation pieuse.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity and precise selection of offerings—milk and specific flowers—indicating that correct materials (dravya) and purity conditions are integral to the intended spiritual efficacy of a homa.
Though primarily a ritual injunction, it supports bhakti by prescribing careful, reverent worship-actions; devotional intent is expressed through disciplined offering and purity in sacrificial worship.
It highlights Kalpa-style procedural knowledge: exact ritual ingredients and purity qualifiers (white cow, same-colored calf, milk-moistened oblations) used for correct performance of a fire-offering.