Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
इंद्राद्यानायुधैर्युक्तान् पूजयेद्धरणीगृहे । एवमावरणैरिष्ट्वा पञ्चभिर्विष्णुमव्ययम् ॥ ८५ ॥
iṃdrādyānāyudhairyuktān pūjayeddharaṇīgṛhe | evamāvaraṇairiṣṭvā pañcabhirviṣṇumavyayam || 85 ||
Di dharaṇī-gṛha, iaitu ruang suci di atas tanah, hendaklah dipuja Indra dan para dewa yang lain beserta senjata mereka. Demikianlah, setelah memuja lima āvaraṇa, barulah ia menyembah Viṣṇu yang tidak binasa (avyaya).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vishnu-arcana procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that Viṣṇu-worship is performed with reverence to the cosmic order: the surrounding deities and their powers are honored first as protective “āvaraṇas,” culminating in devotion to the imperishable Viṣṇu at the center.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined arcana: methodical, respectful worship of attendant deities and ritual enclosures, leading the mind to single-pointed adoration of Viṣṇu as the ultimate refuge.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual organization (a Vedāṅga application): setting up a dharaṇī-gṛha/mandala, assigning āvaraṇa-devatās, and performing sequential pūjā as a precise liturgical procedure.