Shloka 32
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
प्रविश्यायतनं विष्णोः कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् । संकर्षणं सुभद्रां च भक्त्या पूज्य प्रसादयेत् ॥ ३२ ॥
praviśyāyatanaṃ viṣṇoḥ kṛtvā taṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇam | saṃkarṣaṇaṃ subhadrāṃ ca bhaktyā pūjya prasādayet || 32 ||
विष्णूच्या मंदिरात प्रवेश करून त्याची तीनदा प्रदक्षिणा करावी; मग संकर्षण व सुभद्रांची भक्तीने पूजा करून त्यांची कृपा मिळवावी।
Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches temple-dharma: entering Viṣṇu’s shrine with reverence, performing three clockwise pradakṣiṇās, and completing worship with heartfelt bhakti to receive prasāda (divine grace).
Bhakti is shown as embodied devotion—physical reverence (pradakṣiṇā) joined with inner surrender (pūjā done “bhaktyā”), culminating in “prasādayet,” seeking the Lord’s compassionate favor rather than mere ritual merit.
Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: proper temple entry, prescribed number of pradakṣiṇās, and orderly arcana (pūjā-vidhi), reflecting applied dharma rather than grammar or astrology.