Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
क्षं क्रोधे क्रमतो न्यस्य विष्णुपूजाक्षमो भवेत् । पूर्णोदर्या तु श्रीकण्ठो ह्यनन्तो विजरान्वितः ॥ १०६ ॥
kṣaṃ krodhe kramato nyasya viṣṇupūjākṣamo bhavet | pūrṇodaryā tu śrīkaṇṭho hyananto vijarānvitaḥ || 106 ||
ക്രോധസ്ഥാനത്ത് ക്രമമായി ‘ക്ഷം’ ന്യസിച്ചാൽ साधകൻ വിഷ്ണുപൂജയ്ക്ക് യോഗ്യനാകും. അപ്പോൾ ശ്രീകണ്ഠൻ ‘പൂർണോദര്യാ’ രൂപം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; അവൻ തീർച്ചയായും അനന്തൻ, ജരാരഹിത (വിജരാ) ഗുണത്തോടെ യുക്തൻ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-nyasa context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that Viṣṇu-bhakti is supported by inner purification: anger (krodha) is ritually and psychologically pacified through mantra-nyāsa, making the practitioner fit (kṣama) for Viṣṇu worship.
Bhakti here is not only emotional devotion but disciplined practice: by gradually placing the mantra-syllable and restraining anger, one becomes qualified for steady worship, which is presented as a transformative state linked with auspiciousness and freedom from decay.
It reflects technical ritual knowledge used alongside devotion—specifically mantra-bīja usage and nyāsa (a procedural placement practice), a common applied method in later Vedic-ritual and āgamic style worship manuals.