Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
तदृशांशं तिलैराज्यलोलितैर्हवनं चरेत् । पीठे पूर्वोदिते मन्त्री मूर्ति संकल्प्य मूलतः ॥ ८२ ॥
tadṛśāṃśaṃ tilairājyalolitairhavanaṃ caret | pīṭhe pūrvodite mantrī mūrti saṃkalpya mūlataḥ || 82 ||
Hendaklah ia melaksanakan havana (persembahan api) dengan bahagian yang ditetapkan, menggunakan biji bijan yang dibasahi ghee. Kemudian, di atas pīṭha (altar) yang telah diterangkan, si mengetahui mantra hendaklah dari asasnya meniatkan (saṅkalpa) dan menegakkan dalam batin rupa Dewa.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the ritual/vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links outer ritual (havana with tilas and ghee) with inner ritual (saṅkalpa to establish the deity’s presence), showing that effective worship requires both correct materials and focused consecratory intention.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent ritual service: the devotee offers oblations and simultaneously contemplates the deity’s form, making devotion both an act of offering and a disciplined inner remembrance.
It highlights applied ritual science—correct havana procedure, use of specific dravyas (tila and ājya), and mantra-based saṅkalpa for establishing the mūrti on a properly described pīṭha.