Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
ध्यात्वैवं पूजयेदष्टलक्षं मंत्री दशांशतः । रक्तांबुजैः समिद्भिश्च विल्वक्षीरिद्रुमोद्भवैः ॥ १०५ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ pūjayedaṣṭalakṣaṃ maṃtrī daśāṃśataḥ | raktāṃbujaiḥ samidbhiśca vilvakṣīridrumodbhavaiḥ || 105 ||
Tendo assim meditado, o praticante do mantra deve realizar o culto por oito lakṣas e, em seguida, oferecer a décima parte como oblação—com lótus vermelhos e também com gravetos provenientes do bilva e de árvores de seiva leitosa.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical ritual-vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that mantra-sādhana is completed through a disciplined sequence—meditation, sustained worship/japa up to a fixed count, and a concluding fractional offering—showing that inner contemplation and outer ritual must support each other.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused remembrance (dhyāna) followed by reverent worship and offerings; devotion is not merely emotion but sustained, rule-guided service to the deity through mantra and pūjā.
It highlights ritual science (kalpa-style procedure): prescribed counts (aṣṭa-lakṣa), proportional completion offerings (daśāṁśa), and specific dravya selection for homa/pūjā (red lotus and samidha from bilva and kṣīri trees).