Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
आपो हिष्ठेति तिसृभिर्मार्जनं च ततश्चरेत् । सुमुत्रिया न इत्युक्त्वा नासास्पृष्टजलेन च ॥ ४९ ॥
āpo hiṣṭheti tisṛbhirmārjanaṃ ca tataścaret | sumutriyā na ityuktvā nāsāspṛṣṭajalena ca || 49 ||
ထို့နောက် «Āpo hi ṣṭhā…» ကို သုံးကြိမ် ရွတ်ဆိုကာ မာရ္ဇန/ပရောက္ṣဏ (ရေဖြင့် သန့်စင်ခြင်း) ကို ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။ ထို့နောက် «Sumutriyā naḥ…» ဟု ရွတ်ဆိုပြီး နှာခေါင်းကို ထိထားသော ရေဖြင့် ထိုသို့ပြုရမည်။
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that inner readiness for worship begins with ritual purity: sacred water, empowered by Vedic mantra, is used to remove subtle impurities and establish a sattvic state fit for japa and pūjā.
Bhakti is supported by disciplined preparation—purification and correct mantra-use—so that the devotee approaches the deity with reverence, cleanliness, and steadiness of mind.
It reflects Vedāṅga Śikṣā and ritual prayoga: fixed mantra selection, counted recitations (three times), and precise use of water (nāsā-spṛṣṭa) as part of standardized purification practice.