The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
विधातारं शङ्खपद्मनिधींश्च वामदक्षयोः । द्वारपालांस्ततोऽभ्यर्चेत्तत्तत्कल्पोदितान्सुधीः ॥ ८१ ॥
vidhātāraṃ śaṅkhapadmanidhīṃśca vāmadakṣayoḥ | dvārapālāṃstato'bhyarcettattatkalpoditānsudhīḥ || 81 ||
ડાબે-જમણે વિધાતા તથા શંખ અને પદ્મ નિધિ-દેવતાઓનું પૂજન કરો; ત્યારબાદ વિદ્વાન સાધક સંબંધિત કલ્પમાં જણાવ્યા મુજબ દ્વારપાલોનું અર્ચન કરે।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the kalpa-based ritual order in Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It emphasizes that devotion is strengthened by order (vidhi): honoring protective and supporting deities (nidhis and gatekeepers) as part of a complete, well-guarded sacred space before deeper worship proceeds.
Bhakti here is not random emotion but disciplined reverence—serving the divine through respectful, tradition-backed steps (kalpa), which cultivate steadiness, purity, and attentiveness in worship.
Kalpa (a Vedāṅga) is highlighted: the verse explicitly directs the worshipper to follow ritual manuals for correct placement and honoring of attendant deities such as Śaṅkha, Padma, and the dvārapālas.