Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
स्पृष्ट्वा कुंभं जपेन्मन्त्रं सहस्रं विजितेंद्रियः । अभिषिं चेत्तदंभोभिः प्रियं सर्वेष्टसिद्धये ॥ २८ ॥
spṛṣṭvā kuṃbhaṃ japenmantraṃ sahasraṃ vijiteṃdriyaḥ | abhiṣiṃ cettadaṃbhobhiḥ priyaṃ sarveṣṭasiddhaye || 28 ||
कुंभ को स्पर्श करके, जितेन्द्रिय साधक मंत्र का सहस्र बार जप करे। फिर उसी जल से प्रिय देवता का अभिषेक करे, जिससे सभी इच्छित सिद्धियाँ प्राप्त हों।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical ritual method)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (sense-control and mantra-japa) with an outward rite (abhiṣeka), teaching that desired results arise when ritual action is empowered by concentrated, regulated consciousness.
By directing the practitioner to bathe/anoint the ‘beloved’ deity after japa, it frames mantra practice as loving service (upacāra) where devotion culminates in offering sanctified water to the worshipped Lord.
It highlights applied ritual science: correct sequencing of acts (kumbha-sparśa → sahasra-japa → abhiṣeka) and the use of mantra-charged water as an efficacious ritual medium.