Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
पुण्यापुण्यैस्तथा गंधैर्धूपैश्च विविधैरपि । अरोगाः पुष्पिताः संति तस्माज्जिघ्रंति पादपाः ॥ ७१ ॥
puṇyāpuṇyaistathā gaṃdhairdhūpaiśca vividhairapi | arogāḥ puṣpitāḥ saṃti tasmājjighraṃti pādapāḥ || 71 ||
പുണ്യവും അപുണ്യവും ആയ ഗന്ധങ്ങളാലും, പലവിധ ധൂപധൂമങ്ങളാലും, സസ്യങ്ങൾ രോഗമില്ലാതെ പുഷ്പിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ (പോലെ) ആ ഗന്ധം ‘മണം പിടിക്കുന്നു’.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It uses a natural analogy—trees responding to fragrance—to suggest that subtle offerings like gandha and dhūpa have real efficacy; they ‘nourish’ and purify the environment, supporting auspiciousness in dharmic practice.
By highlighting gandha and dhūpa as potent influences, it supports the bhakti idea that sensory offerings in pūjā are meaningful acts of reverence that cultivate a sacred atmosphere conducive to devotion.
Ritual procedure and offering-logic (a practical aspect of kalpa/ritual application) is implied: selecting and using dhūpa/gandha as part of worship and purification practices.