Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
नमस्ते मधुहन्त्रे च जुहुयाच्छक्तितो घृतम् । अष्टोत्तरशतं प्रोर्च्य विधिवन्मधुसूदनम् ॥ ५१ ॥
namaste madhuhantre ca juhuyācchaktito ghṛtam | aṣṭottaraśataṃ prorcya vidhivanmadhusūdanam || 51 ||
“മധുഹന്ത്രേ, നമസ്കാരം” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് നെയ്യാഹുതി അർപ്പിക്കണം. വിധിപൂർവ്വം “മധുസൂദന” നാമം അഷ്ടോത്തരശതം (108) പ്രാവശ്യം ഉച്ചരിച്ച് കര്മ്മം നിർവഹിക്കണം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none (ritual component within a Vaiṣṇava observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links inner devotion (namas and mantra-japa) with outer sacred action (ghṛta-homa), showing that Vishnu-bhakti is perfected when worship is done vidhivat—reverently and according to scriptural method—yet adapted to one’s capacity (śaktitaḥ).
Bhakti here is expressed through surrender (“namas-te”) and remembrance of Vishnu as Madhusūdana; repeating the divine name/mantra 108 times is a structured form of loving recollection, reinforced by an offering act that symbolizes dedication of one’s resources to the Lord.
It reflects Kalpa/ritual procedure: performing homa with ghṛta, counting a fixed japa number (108), and doing the act vidhivat (per rule), emphasizing correct ritual method and disciplined recitation.