Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
समस्तेन व्यापकं तु कुर्यादुक्तक्रमेण तु । अथ ध्यानं प्रवक्ष्यामि नित्यपूजासु चोदितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
samastena vyāpakaṃ tu kuryāduktakrameṇa tu | atha dhyānaṃ pravakṣyāmi nityapūjāsu coditam || 46 ||
Tendo assim realizado o rito todo-abrangente (vyāpaka) conforme a ordem já exposta, explicarei agora a dhyāna, a meditação prescrita para o culto diário.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It marks the transition from external ritual completion (the prescribed all-pervading sanctification) to internal worship through meditation, showing that nitya-puja is fulfilled by both action and contemplative absorption.
By placing dhyāna immediately after the prescribed worship-steps, the verse implies that devotion matures from correct ritual order (krama) into steady inner remembrance of the deity during daily practice.
It emphasizes ritual krama (procedural sequencing) and the integration of meditative upāsanā into daily worship—skills aligned with kalpa-style practice (ritual method) within the technical instruction focus of Book 1.3.