Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
संपूज्य पात्र्रमादायोत्थाय घन्टां च वादयेत् । सुगोघृतप्रदीपेन भ्रामितेन समन्ततः ॥ १३ ॥
saṃpūjya pātrramādāyotthāya ghanṭāṃ ca vādayet | sugoghṛtapradīpena bhrāmitena samantataḥ || 13 ||
Setelah memuja dengan sempurna, hendaklah mengambil bejana, berdiri, dan membunyikan loceng; kemudian dengan pelita yang disediakan baik, berisi ghee susu lembu (goghṛta), putarkan ia mengelilingi segenap arah dalam ārati.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedāṅga/ritual-technical teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It sanctifies worship through orderly upacāras—ringing the bell and circling a ghee lamp—symbolizing awakening attention, dispelling inner darkness, and honoring the deity with reverence and purity.
It presents bhakti as expressed through disciplined, loving service (sevā) in pūjā—standing attentively, sounding the bell, and offering light—outer actions that train steady remembrance and devotion.
Ritual praxis: correct sequencing of pūjā actions (upacāra-krama), use of prescribed substances (cow ghee), and the technical act of pradīpa-bhramaṇa (āratī) with ghaṇṭā-vādana as part of formal worship procedure.