Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
मं वह्निमण्डला येति ततो देशकलात्मने । अमुकार्ध्येति पात्रांते सनापहृदयोंऽतिमे ॥ ११ ॥
maṃ vahnimaṇḍalā yeti tato deśakalātmane | amukārdhyeti pātrāṃte sanāpahṛdayoṃ'time || 11 ||
‘मं’ इति मन्त्रमुच्चार्य वह्निमण्डले नियोजयेत्। ततः देशकालात्मने अर्घ्यं दद्यात्; पात्रान्ते ‘अमुक-अर्घ्यम्’ इति वदन्, स्नानशुद्धहृदयः अन्ते समर्पयेत् ॥
Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/ritual procedure section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that mantra, purity (snāna), and correct sequencing of offerings align the rite with cosmic order—symbolized here by Agni and the presiding principle of place and time (deśa-kāla).
While primarily procedural, it supports bhakti by teaching attentive, reverent worship—offering arghya with purity and mindful mantra-recitation as a disciplined form of devotion.
Ritual precision: correct mantra utterance (bīja), offering into the fire-maṇḍala, dedicating to deśa-kāla, and the rule of bodily/mental purity (snāna) before concluding the offering.