Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
वाचकं पुस्तकं चापि पूजयित्वा विधानतः । गंधाद्यैर्भोज्यभक्ष्यैश्च कृत्वा नीराजनादिकम् ॥ १६ ॥
vācakaṃ pustakaṃ cāpi pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ | gaṃdhādyairbhojyabhakṣyaiśca kṛtvā nīrājanādikam || 16 ||
விதிப்படி வாசிப்பவரையும் புனித நூலையும் முறையாகப் பூஜித்து, நறுமணப் பொருட்கள் முதலியனவும், சமைத்த உணவும் பிற படையல்களும் அர்ப்பணித்து, ஆரத்தி (நீராஜனம்) முதலான சடங்குகளைச் செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that scripture is to be approached as sacred—honoring both the text and the one who transmits it—so that listening/recitation becomes a consecrated act of dharma and devotion rather than mere reading.
By prescribing worship, offerings, and ārati around the act of recitation, the verse frames hearing and teaching Purāṇas as bhakti-sādhana—devotion expressed through reverent service (seva) to the word of the tradition.
It reflects ritual procedure (kalpa-style vidhi): correct sequencing of pūjā, naivedya (food offerings), and nīrājana (ārati) as part of a formal recitation setting.