Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya
यथार्हमर्चितास्तेन सूतेन प्रथितौजसः । तस्यावभृथमीक्षन्तस्तत्र तस्थुर्मखालये ॥ २७ ॥
yathārhamarcitāstena sūtena prathitaujasaḥ | tasyāvabhṛthamīkṣantastatra tasthurmakhālaye || 27 ||
Tendo sido devidamente honrados por aquele Sūta de vigor afamado, permaneceram ali no salão do sacrifício, aguardando e contemplando o avabhṛtha, o rito final de ablução do yajña.
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights proper honoring of teachers/narrators and the completion-oriented focus of Vedic sacrifice, where participants remain attentive until the final purificatory avabhṛtha, indicating reverence, discipline, and ritual completeness.
Indirectly, it models devotional attitudes—respectful service (satkāra) and attentive presence—showing that sacred learning and worship are received with humility and steadiness, qualities that also mature into bhakti.
It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) by referencing the avabhṛtha, the concluding rite of a yajna, and emphasizes correct observance of sacrificial sequence and decorum within the makhālaya (sacrificial hall).