Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
स्रुवे षडेते दैवास्तु प्रत्यङ्गुलमुपाश्रिताः । अग्निर्भोगार्थनाशाय सूर्यो व्याधिकरो भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
sruve ṣaḍete daivāstu pratyaṅgulamupāśritāḥ | agnirbhogārthanāśāya sūryo vyādhikaro bhavet || 37 ||
സ്രുവയിൽ ഈ ആറു ദേവതകളും ഓരോരുത്തരും ഒരു അങ്കുലമാത്രയിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതരാണെന്ന് പറയുന്നു. അവിടെ അഗ്നി ഭോഗഫലം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; സൂര്യൻ രോഗം ഉളവാക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It links outer ritual symbolism (the sruva and its measured divisions) with inner discipline: divine forces operate within precise order, and indulgence (bhoga) has consequences that must be purified, pointing the aspirant toward restraint and moksha-oriented living.
By warning that bhoga leads to loss and affliction, it indirectly supports bhakti as a purifying orientation: turning from sense-driven aims to offering and remembrance, where Agni symbolizes purification of desire and the Sun symbolizes the felt karmic result when discipline is neglected.
It reflects Śikṣā-style precision through the aṅgula (finger-breadth) measure and the idea of mapping deities to ritual components—useful for understanding ritual layout, proportions, and symbolic correspondences in Vedic practice.