Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
तुलसीद्वयमंभोजद्वयमश्वारियुग्मकम् । ततः सर्वाणि पुष्पाणि सर्वाङ्गेषु समर्पयेत् ॥ ५७ ॥
tulasīdvayamaṃbhojadvayamaśvāriyugmakam | tataḥ sarvāṇi puṣpāṇi sarvāṅgeṣu samarpayet || 57 ||
दोन तुलसी-दले, दोन कमळपुष्पे आणि अश्वारी-पुष्पांचे एक युग्म अर्पण करावे; नंतर उरलेली सर्व पुष्पे देवतेच्या सर्व अंगांवर समर्पित करावीत।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the procedural details of worship)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes orderly, reverential worship: specific sacred offerings (tulasī and lotus) are given first, and then the deity is honored completely by adorning all limbs with flowers—signifying total devotion and full-scope reverence.
Bhakti is shown as loving service expressed through tangible acts—offering dear items like tulasī and lotus and beautifying the deity’s entire form—turning ritual into wholehearted personal devotion.
It reflects ritual procedure and discipline (kalpa-style practice): the sequence and count of offerings, and the method of limb-wise offering (aṅga-pūjā), which are key components of applied worship-vidhi.