Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
आद्ये ह्युपोष्य नियतो ब्रह्मचारी सपीतकैः । प्रातः स्नात्वा शुद्धभूमौ लिप्तायां गोमयोदकैः ॥ ६८ ॥
ādye hyupoṣya niyato brahmacārī sapītakaiḥ | prātaḥ snātvā śuddhabhūmau liptāyāṃ gomayodakaiḥ || 68 ||
Pada hari pertama, dengan berpuasa secara teratur, sang sādhaka hendaknya hidup sebagai brahmacārī dan mengenakan busana kuning. Setelah mandi saat fajar, ia menyiapkan tempat suci di tanah yang telah diolesi campuran kotoran sapi dan air.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the procedural rules of a vrata/rite)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames vrata practice as inner discipline expressed through outer purity—fasting, celibate restraint, dawn bathing, and sanctifying the worship-ground—so the rite is performed in a sattvic, regulated state.
While not naming a deity here, it establishes the devotional foundation: a clean body and consecrated space, coupled with self-restraint, make worship and japa steady and undistracted—key supports for sustained bhakti.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual procedure (a Vedanga-aligned discipline): sequencing of upavāsa, brahmacarya, prātaḥ-snāna, and preparation of a śuddha-bhūmi using gomaya-water for ritual purity.