Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
एवं शौचं विधायाथ गण्डूषान्द्वादशैव तु । कृत्वा वनस्पतिं चाथ प्रार्थयेन्मनुनामुना ॥ ७ ॥
evaṃ śaucaṃ vidhāyātha gaṇḍūṣāndvādaśaiva tu | kṛtvā vanaspatiṃ cātha prārthayenmanunāmunā || 7 ||
Tendo assim realizado a purificação, deve-se fazer doze bochechos (gaṇḍūṣa). Depois, invocando o sagrado ‘Vanaspati’, senhor das plantas, deve-se orar com este mantra prescrito.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents shauca (ritual purity) as a necessary inner-and-outer preparation before mantra-prayer, showing that disciplined cleansing precedes effective invocation.
Bhakti here is expressed through reverent, rule-based worship: the devotee purifies the body, follows a counted rite (twelve gaṇḍūṣas), and then offers prayer via mantra—devotion guided by vidhi (proper procedure).
It highlights kalpa-style procedural ritualism—sequencing of acts, fixed counts (twelve), and mantra-application—typical of Vedanga-oriented technical instruction.