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 ||
क्रोधाच्या स्थानी क्रमाने ‘क्षं’ न्यास केल्यास साधक विष्णुपूजेस पात्र होतो। तेव्हा श्रीकण्ठ ‘पूर्णोदरीया’ (पूर्ण उदरयुक्त) होतो; तो खरोखरच अनन्त असून जरा-रहित (विजरा) गुणाने युक्त असतो।
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.