Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
क्षभ्यैर्नानाविधैस्चापि मन्त्रेणानेन नारद । नमो माराय कामाय कामदेवस्य मूर्त्तये ॥ ६ ॥
kṣabhyairnānāvidhaiscāpi mantreṇānena nārada | namo mārāya kāmāya kāmadevasya mūrttaye || 6 ||
Wahai Nārada, dengan berbagai persembahan, ucapkan mantra ini: “Salam hormat kepada Māra, kepada Kāma; kepada wujud suci Kāmadeva.”
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a specific upāsanā (devotional-ritual practice) where mantra and varied offerings are combined, emphasizing that devotion is formalized through mantra-prayoga directed to a deity’s mūrti (personified form).
Bhakti here is expressed as mantra-salutation (namaḥ) supported by tangible acts (offerings of many kinds), showing devotion as both inner reverence and outer ritual discipline.
Mantra-prayoga and correct ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) are implied—how a mantra is used together with prescribed offerings as part of a structured upāsanā.