Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
पुष्पोदकेन गोविन्दं तथा गन्धोदकेन च । स्नापयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या वैष्णवं पदमाप्नुयात् ॥ ४१ ॥
puṣpodakena govindaṃ tathā gandhodakena ca | snāpayitvā hariṃ bhaktyā vaiṣṇavaṃ padamāpnuyāt || 41 ||
Setelah memandikan Govinda—Hari—dengan air rendaman bunga dan juga dengan air wangi, seseorang yang berbhakti akan mencapai keadaan Vaiṣṇava, yakni kediaman tertinggi Tuhan Viṣṇu.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue on Vaishnava dharma)
Vrata: none (general arcana act; embedded in vrata-style instruction)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that simple, reverent abhiṣeka—bathing Hari with flower- and fragrance-infused water—performed with bhakti becomes a direct means toward attaining Vishnu’s supreme state (vaiṣṇava-pada).
The result is linked not to complexity but to intention: when the act of worship (snāpana/abhisheka) is done ‘bhaktyā,’ it becomes spiritually transformative and leads toward Vishnu’s abode.
Ritual application (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: preparing puṣpodaka and gandhodaka for deity bathing reflects procedural worship-knowledge used in pūjā and vrata observances within Vaishnava dharma.