Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
तदैव पुनराप्नोति स्वाधिपत्यं न संशयः । उपोष्य गङ्गातीरांते स्थित्वा लक्षं जपेन्नरः ॥ २८ ॥
tadaiva punarāpnoti svādhipatyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | upoṣya gaṅgātīrāṃte sthitvā lakṣaṃ japennaraḥ || 28 ||
അപ്പോൾ അവൻ സംശയമില്ലാതെ ഉടൻ തന്നെ സ്വന്തം അധിപത്യം വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഉപവാസം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച് ഗംഗാതീരത്ത് നിലകൊണ്ട് മനുഷ്യൻ ഒരു ലക്ഷം ജപിക്കണം.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual register; dialogue context traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links disciplined austerity (fasting), sacred geography (Gaṅgā-tīra), and quantified mantra practice (lakṣa-japa) to a definite fruit—restoration of power/authority—presented as a reliable ritual outcome.
Bhakti here is expressed as steady, vowed practice: fasting as self-restraint and japa as continuous remembrance through mantra, performed in a tīrtha that amplifies devotional merit.
It reflects prayoga-style ritual discipline: upavāsa-niyama (rule of fasting), deśa-niyama (place restriction—Gaṅgā bank), and saṅkhyā-niyama (fixed count—100,000 japa), all central to applied dharma practice.