Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
ततो यजेद्दलाग्रेषु वसुदेवञ्च देवकीम् । नंदगोपं यशोदां च बलभद्रं सुभद्रिकाम् ॥ ६३ ॥
tato yajeddalāgreṣu vasudevañca devakīm | naṃdagopaṃ yaśodāṃ ca balabhadraṃ subhadrikām || 63 ||
ನಂತರ ಎಲೆಗಳ ತುದಿಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೂಜಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು—ವಸುದೇವ ಮತ್ತು ದೇವಕೀ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಂದಗೋಪ ಮತ್ತು ಯಶೋದಾ, ಮತ್ತು ಬಲಭದ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುಭದ್ರಾ।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a ritual/vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vatsalya
FAQs
It sanctifies worship by honoring the divine household associated with Bhagavan’s incarnation—recognizing both birth-parents (Vasudeva, Devaki) and foster-parents (Nanda, Yashoda), along with Balabhadra and Subhadra—thereby making devotion relational, complete, and gratitude-centered.
Bhakti here is expressed through ordered, reverent offerings (yajet) and remembrance of Bhagavan’s associates; devotion is not abstract but enacted through ritual attention, names, and familial sambandha (sacred relationship).
It reflects ritual-vidhi precision—where offerings are placed (dalāgreṣu, on leaf-tips) and in what sequence deities/associates are invoked—showing applied kalpa-style procedure (prayoga) within a Vaishnava puja context.