Shloka 44
पुष्पैर्गंधैश्च नैवेद्यैः फलैश्च दशसंख्याया । तथैव दीपैस्तांबूलैः पूजयेच्छ्रद्धयान्वितः ॥ ४४ ॥
puṣpairgaṃdhaiśca naivedyaiḥ phalaiśca daśasaṃkhyāyā | tathaiva dīpaistāṃbūlaiḥ pūjayecchraddhayānvitaḥ || 44 ||
ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳು, ಸುಗಂಧಗಳು, ನೈವೇದ್ಯಗಳು, ಫಲಗಳು—ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದೂ ಹತ್ತು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ—ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ದೀಪಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ತಾಂಬೂಲದಿಂದ, ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯೊಡನೆ ಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು॥
Narada (instructional narration within Uttara-Bhaga ritual/tirtha context)
Vrata: Gaṅgā-pūjā observance (implicit; not explicitly named)
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from concrete offerings (flowers, scents, food, fruits) to luminous completion (lamps) and courteous devotion (tāmbūla), all sealed by śraddhā."}
FAQs
It teaches that devotion is expressed through orderly, reverent worship—offering multiple upacāras (flowers, fragrance, food, fruits, lamps, tāmbūla) with śraddhā, not merely outward display.
Bhakti is shown as attentive service (pūjā) where the devotee honors the deity with sincere faith and complete offerings, making inner devotion tangible through respectful ritual actions.
Ritual procedure and counting/measure (a practical aspect of kalpa/ācāra) is emphasized—offerings are to be arranged in a prescribed number (ten), reflecting disciplined puja-vidhi.