Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā
कण्ठमात्रोदके स्थित्वा वीक्ष्य तोयोद्गतं रविम् । त्रिसहस्रं जपेन्मंत्रं कन्यामिष्टां लभेत्ततः ॥ ४९ ॥
kaṇṭhamātrodake sthitvā vīkṣya toyodgataṃ ravim | trisahasraṃ japenmaṃtraṃ kanyāmiṣṭāṃ labhettataḥ || 49 ||
कंठापर्यंत पाण्यात उभे राहून, पाण्यातून उदय पावणाऱ्या सूर्याचे दर्शन घेऊन, मंत्राचा तीन हजार वेळा जप करावा; मग इच्छित कन्या (योग्य वधू) प्राप्त होते॥४९॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-results context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents a karma-kāṇḍa style discipline: bodily austerity (standing in water), focused darśana (gazing at the Sun), and measured japa (3,000 repetitions) as a structured sādhanā believed to yield a specific worldly fruit.
Bhakti is implicit through reverent attention to a divine power (Ravi/Surya) and disciplined mantra-japa; however, the verse primarily emphasizes result-oriented practice (phala) rather than liberation-focused devotion.
It highlights ritual procedure and measurable japa-sankhyā (count discipline), along with a time/observance cue (Sun’s emergence/visibility), aligning with applied Vedic practice commonly associated with kalpa-style ritual method and observance timing.