Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगन्नाथ जगत्पूज्य दयानिधे । पूजाविच्छेददोषो मे मास्त्विति प्रार्थयेच्च तम् ॥ १२८ ॥
tvatprasādājjagannātha jagatpūjya dayānidhe | pūjāvicchedadoṣo me māstviti prārthayecca tam || 128 ||
Pela Tua graça, ó Jagannātha, Senhor do universo, venerado pelos mundos, oceano de compaixão, que ele Te rogue: “Que nunca surja em mim a falta de interromper o meu culto.”
Narada (in instruction, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that continuity in worship is itself a discipline, and one should seek the Lord’s grace so that negligence or disruption (pūjā-viccheda) does not become a spiritual fault.
Bhakti here is expressed as humble dependence on the Lord’s compassion—praying not only for results, but for steadiness and regularity in devotion.
It highlights practical ritual conduct: maintaining procedural continuity in pūjā and using a prescribed prayer (prārthanā) to guard against doṣa arising from interrupted worship.