Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
आदौ मध्ये तथा चांते होमं कुर्याद्विधानतः । कृष्णमंत्रेण जुहुयाच्चरुणाऽष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ १९ ॥
ādau madhye tathā cāṃte homaṃ kuryādvidhānataḥ | kṛṣṇamaṃtreṇa juhuyāccaruṇā'ṣṭottaraṃ śatam || 19 ||
初めに、中ほどに、そして終わりにも、規定に従ってホーマ（火供）を行うべきである。クリシュナのマントラによって、チャル（供養の米粥）を百八回、供物として投じよ。
Narada (teaching in a dialogue context associated with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames homa as a disciplined devotional act: offerings are made in a structured sequence (beginning–middle–end) and sanctified by the Kṛṣṇa-mantra, emphasizing rule-governed worship that purifies the performer.
Bhakti is expressed here through mantra-centered worship—invoking Kṛṣṇa while offering caru—showing devotion as both inner remembrance (mantra) and outer service (āhuti) performed with vidhāna (scriptural method).
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the injunction to perform homa “according to vidhāna,” and it preserves a standard ritual count (108 oblations) used for precise liturgical performance.