Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
अंतश्चरसि मंत्रेण सकृदेव पिबेदपः । ततः सूर्याय विधिवद्गन्धं पुष्पं जलांजलिम् ॥ ५१ ॥
aṃtaścarasi maṃtreṇa sakṛdeva pibedapaḥ | tataḥ sūryāya vidhivadgandhaṃ puṣpaṃ jalāṃjalim || 51 ||
‘அந்தஷ்சரஸி’ மந்திரத்தை ஜபித்து ஒருமுறை நீர் அருந்த வேண்டும். பின்னர் விதிப்படி சூரியனுக்கு சந்தனம், மலர்கள், மற்றும் நீராஞ்சலி (அர்க்யம்) சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்।
Narada (teaching ritual procedure, in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links inner purification (ācāmana with mantra) to outward worship (offerings to Sūrya), showing that purity of body-speech-mind should precede and empower ritual devotion.
By prescribing simple, reverent offerings—water, flowers, and fragrance—to Sūrya, it models disciplined daily upāsanā where devotion is expressed through consistent, rule-based worship.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: mantra-guided ācāmana followed by vidhivat offerings (gandha, puṣpa, and arghya/jalāñjali) to the deity.