Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
आवाहनादीनुपचारांरतथापि कृत्वा स्नानं पूर्ववच्छंकरस्य । औदुंबरं राजतं स्वर्णपीठं वस्त्रादिच्छन्नं सर्वमेवेह पीठम् ॥ ४५ ॥
āvāhanādīnupacārāṃratathāpi kṛtvā snānaṃ pūrvavacchaṃkarasya | auduṃbaraṃ rājataṃ svarṇapīṭhaṃ vastrādicchannaṃ sarvameveha pīṭham || 45 ||
आवाहनाद्युपचारान् यथाविधि समाचर्य, पूर्वोक्तविधिना शङ्करस्य स्नानं कुर्यात्। अत्र पीठं औदुम्बरकाष्ठनिर्मितं वा, राजतं वा, स्वर्णमयं वा; वस्त्रादिभिः सम्यक् आच्छादितं सर्वमेव पीठं भवेत्॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, in the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined pūjā: correct sequencing (invocation → services → ablution) and a properly prepared pīṭha, showing that devotion is expressed through careful, sanctifying ritual order.
Bhakti here is practical and embodied—serving the deity through upacāras and snāna, and offering a dignified seat covered with clean cloth, reflecting reverence and steadiness of mind.
It highlights ritual-technical procedure (kalpa-style guidance): the prescribed sequence of upacāras and the standards for altar/seat materials (udumbara, silver, gold) and cleanliness (cloth coverings).