Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months
समुच्छ्रितं निदध्यात्तु कल्पिताब्जे तु मध्यतः । ततस्तन्मूलदेशे तु दिक्षु सर्वासु नारद ॥ ९ ॥
samucchritaṃ nidadhyāttu kalpitābje tu madhyataḥ | tatastanmūladeśe tu dikṣu sarvāsu nārada || 9 ||
அந்தக் கொடியை உயர்ந்து நிற்பதாக, கற்பனைத் தாமரையின் நடுவில் இருப்பதாகத் தியானிக்க வேண்டும். பின்னர், ஓ நாரதா, அதன் அடிப்பகுதியில் எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் அவ்வாறே பாவனை செய்ய வேண்டும்॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It gives a precise dhyāna-sequence: establishing a central inner symbol (an imagined lotus) and stabilizing awareness by contemplating the base/root and all directions—an aid to one-pointedness and inner worship.
By prescribing visualization and reverent contemplation, it supports bhakti as upāsanā—devotion expressed through sustained remembrance and mental offering, even before external ritual.
Primarily ritual-application through upāsanā structure (directional contemplation and locus-setting). While not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it echoes kalpa-style procedural clarity used in guided worship and meditation.