Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
श्रीवत्सं च हृदि प्रार्च्य ततः पुष्पांजलिं क्षिपेत् । ततः श्वेतां च तुलसीं शुक्लचंदनपंकिलाम् ॥ ५४ ॥
śrīvatsaṃ ca hṛdi prārcya tataḥ puṣpāṃjaliṃ kṣipet | tataḥ śvetāṃ ca tulasīṃ śuklacaṃdanapaṃkilām || 54 ||
ഹൃദയത്തിലെ ശ്രീവത്സചിഹ്നം വിധിപൂർവ്വം അർച്ചിച്ച് പിന്നെ പുഷ്പാഞ്ജലി അർപ്പിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് വെളുത്ത ചന്ദനലേപം പുരട്ടിയ ശ്വേത തുളസിയും സമർപ്പിക്കണം.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue teaching Narada the procedural details of worship)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights reverent, detail-oriented worship: honoring Viṣṇu’s Śrīvatsa (a sign of auspiciousness and Śrī/Lakṣmī’s presence) and then offering pure, sattvic items—flowers, tulasī, and sandal paste—as acts of loving devotion.
Bhakti is expressed through upacāras (devotional services): the devotee approaches the Lord with attention, purity, and affection, offering tulasī and fragrant sandalwood as tangible symbols of surrender and love.
Ritual praxis and procedure (prayoga): the ordered sequence of offerings in pūjā (worshipping the deity’s emblem, then flowers, then tulasī with candana) reflects technical discipline akin to Kalpa-style ritual organization.