Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
क्षीराद्यैः स्नापयेद्यस्तु रविसङ्क्रमणे हरिम् । स वसेद्विष्णुसदने त्रिसप्तपुरुषैः सह ॥ ४३ ॥
kṣīrādyaiḥ snāpayedyastu ravisaṅkramaṇe harim | sa vasedviṣṇusadane trisaptapuruṣaiḥ saha || 43 ||
ରବି-ସଂକ୍ରମଣ ସମୟରେ କ୍ଷୀର ଆଦି ଶୁଭ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟରେ ହରିଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ନାନ କରାଏ ଯେ, ସେ ନିଜ ବଂଶର ଏକୋଇଶ ପୁରୁଷ ସହ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଧାମରେ ବସେ।
Narada (teaching in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links a time-marked rite—Hari’s abhiṣeka at the Sun’s saṅkramaṇa—with a high fruit: residence in Viṣṇu’s abode, extending merit to one’s lineage (tri-sapta, 21 generations).
Bhakti is expressed through loving service (seva) in the form of abhiṣeka to Hari; the promised fruit emphasizes Viṣṇu-centered devotion as a direct means to Viṣṇu-loka.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) is implied through “ravi-saṅkramaṇa,” the calendrical moment of the Sun’s transit used to time vratas and worship.