Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
स्रुवे षडेते दैवास्तु प्रत्यङ्गुलमुपाश्रिताः । अग्निर्भोगार्थनाशाय सूर्यो व्याधिकरो भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
sruve ṣaḍete daivāstu pratyaṅgulamupāśritāḥ | agnirbhogārthanāśāya sūryo vyādhikaro bhavet || 37 ||
ஸ்ருவத்தில் இவ்வாறு ஆறு தேவர்கள் ஒவ்வொருவரும் ஒரு விரல் அளவில் நிலைபெற்றுள்ளனர் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது. அங்கே அக்கினி போகத்தின் பலனை அழிக்கிறது; சூரியன் நோயை உண்டாக்குவான்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It links outer ritual symbolism (the sruva and its measured divisions) with inner discipline: divine forces operate within precise order, and indulgence (bhoga) has consequences that must be purified, pointing the aspirant toward restraint and moksha-oriented living.
By warning that bhoga leads to loss and affliction, it indirectly supports bhakti as a purifying orientation: turning from sense-driven aims to offering and remembrance, where Agni symbolizes purification of desire and the Sun symbolizes the felt karmic result when discipline is neglected.
It reflects Śikṣā-style precision through the aṅgula (finger-breadth) measure and the idea of mapping deities to ritual components—useful for understanding ritual layout, proportions, and symbolic correspondences in Vedic practice.