Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
आपो देवगणाः सर्वे तथा पितृगणा द्विज । तेनाद्भिरुक्षणं प्रोक्तं मुनिभिर्विधिकोविदैः ॥ १९ ॥
āpo devagaṇāḥ sarve tathā pitṛgaṇā dvija | tenādbhirukṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ munibhirvidhikovidaiḥ || 19 ||
ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவனே! ஆபः (நீர்) என்பதே எல்லா தேவகணங்களும், அதுபோல பித்ருகணங்களும் ஆகும்; ஆகையால் விதி அறிந்த முனிவர்கள் தூய்மைக்காக நீரால் ப்ரோக்ஷணம் (தெளித்தல்) செய்யுமாறு விதித்துள்ளனர்।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada; teaching ritual-dharma within Moksha Dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies sacred water (Āpaḥ) as embodying both divine forces and ancestral presences, making water-sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) not merely physical cleaning but a sanctifying act that aligns one with devas and pitṛs.
By grounding purification in sacred water, it supports bhakti practice indirectly: clean, consecrated preparation of body and space is treated as a respectful offering-condition for worship, japa, and pūjā—devotion expressed through disciplined ritual reverence.
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure): the vidhi-based rationale for prokṣaṇa/aspersion with water as an authorized purification method taught by ritual experts.