Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
पयोऽन्नैः सर्पिषा हुत्वा प्रत्येकं सुसमाहितः । अश्वत्थोदुंबरप्लक्षवटाः क्षीरिद्रुमाः स्मृता ॥ १०६ ॥
payo'nnaiḥ sarpiṣā hutvā pratyekaṃ susamāhitaḥ | aśvatthoduṃbaraplakṣavaṭāḥ kṣīridrumāḥ smṛtā || 106 ||
പാൽ, അന്നം, നെയ്യ് എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് ഓരോ കര്മത്തിലും സുസമാഹിതനായി ആഹുതി അർപ്പിക്കണം. അശ്വത്ഥം, ഉദുംബരം, പ്ലക്ഷം, വടം—ഇവയാണ് ‘ക്ഷീരി’ (പാൽരസമുള്ള) വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ എന്ന് സ്മൃതം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes mindful (susamāhita) performance of fire-offerings and identifies a sacred class of latex-bearing fig trees (kṣīridrumas), which are traditionally auspicious and ritually important in Vedic practice.
While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti through disciplined, attentive worship—offering pure substances (milk, rice, ghee) with concentration, which purifies intention and aligns action with reverence for the sacred.
Ritual procedure and technical classification: it specifies standard homa oblations and gives a traditional taxonomy of trees (kṣīridrumas), useful for selecting proper materials in rites connected with Kalpa (ritual practice).