Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
प्राणानायम्य सद्भूमौ न्यासान्कृत्वा पुरोदितान् । विधाय मंडलं भानोः पीठं पूर्ववदर्चयेत् ॥ ३५ ॥
prāṇānāyamya sadbhūmau nyāsānkṛtvā puroditān | vidhāya maṃḍalaṃ bhānoḥ pīṭhaṃ pūrvavadarcayet || 35 ||
शुद्ध भूमीवर प्राणायाम करून आणि पूर्वोक्त न्यास करून, भानूचे मंडल रेखाटून, नंतर पूर्ववत् त्याच्या पीठाची पूजा करावी।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that successful worship begins with inner purification (prāṇāyāma) and precise ritual sanctification (nyāsa), after which the deity is approached through a consecrated form (the solar maṇḍala) and a properly worshiped seat (pīṭha).
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee prepares body and mind, then offers structured worship to Bhānu through arcana performed “as previously taught,” showing devotion guided by śāstra-based method rather than impulse.
It highlights ritual technique—prāṇāyāma as preparatory discipline, nyāsa as mantra-application, and maṇḍala construction as a procedural aid—reflecting the Narada Purana’s technical, Vedāṅga-aligned approach to worship practice.