Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
दौग्धाम्रमाज्यं मत्स्यंडी क्षौद्रं कीलालमेव च । पूजयेन्नवभिर्द्रव्यैः प्रत्येकं रविसंख्यया ॥ १३१ ॥
daugdhāmramājyaṃ matsyaṃḍī kṣaudraṃ kīlālameva ca | pūjayennavabhirdravyaiḥ pratyekaṃ ravisaṃkhyayā || 131 ||
दूध, आंब्याचा रस, तूप, मिसरी, मध आणि कीलाल इत्यादी नऊ द्रव्यांनी पूजा करावी; प्रत्येक द्रव्य सूर्यसंख्येप्रमाणे अर्पण करावे।
Narada (in instruction-dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It encodes a precise ritual rule: worship is strengthened by offering specific dravyas in a fixed sacred count (ravisaṃkhyā), aligning the rite with the solar principle of order, measure, and auspicious timing.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upacāra—devotion made tangible through carefully chosen offerings and counted repetitions, turning reverence into a structured act of worship.
Ritual procedure and sacred enumeration are emphasized—how offerings (dravyas) are selected and how counts are fixed by a deity-number (ravisaṃkhyā), reflecting technical liturgical practice akin to kalpa/ritual science.