Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
तृतीयकालपूजायामस्ति कालविकल्पना । सायाह्ने निशि वेत्यत्र वदंत्येके विपश्चितः ॥ ९० ॥
tṛtīyakālapūjāyāmasti kālavikalpanā | sāyāhne niśi vetyatra vadaṃtyeke vipaścitaḥ || 90 ||
തൃതീയകാല പൂജയിൽ സമയത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് വ്യത്യാസമുണ്ട്; ചില പണ്ഡിതർ സായാഹ്നത്തിൽ ചെയ്യണമെന്ന്, മറ്റുചിലർ രാത്രിയിൽ ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് പറയുന്നു।
Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/ritual-time discussion)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that even in ritual practice, timing (kāla) can admit legitimate scriptural or traditional alternatives, and the devotee should follow an accepted lineage-based determination rather than arbitrary preference.
By acknowledging accepted options for the third-time worship, it emphasizes steadiness in daily devotion—regular worship matters, and one should perform it according to a valid tradition, whether in late afternoon or at night.
Vedanga-Kalpa (ritual procedure) and kāla-nirṇaya (determination of proper ritual time), showing that ritual timings may be interpreted as sāyāhna (late afternoon) or niśā (night) by different authorities.