Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
कृत्वा स्वस्ति विधानं तु मंडलादि च तुष्टिमान् । गुरुः शिष्येण सहितः शुचिर्यागगृहं विशेत् ॥ २० ॥
kṛtvā svasti vidhānaṃ tu maṃḍalādi ca tuṣṭimān | guruḥ śiṣyeṇa sahitaḥ śuciryāgagṛhaṃ viśet || 20 ||
ஸ்வஸ்தி-விதானத்தைச் செய்து, மண்டலம் முதலிய முன்னேற்பாடுகளை நிறைவு செய்து, திருப்தியுடனும் தூய்மையுடனும் உள்ள குரு சீடனுடன் யாககிரகத்தில் நுழைய வேண்டும்.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that sacred action begins with auspicious invocation and orderly preparation; purity, right procedure, and the guru–disciple alignment are presented as prerequisites for a rite to become spiritually effective.
Though primarily ritual, it reflects bhakti through reverent discipline: entering the yajña-space only after sanctifying acts mirrors entering worship with humility, purity, and obedience to the guru’s guidance.
It highlights ritual-technical practice tied to Vedāṅga concerns—correct performance of auspicious benedictions (svasti-vācana), preparatory maṇḍala work, and rules of śauca (ritual purity) before commencing yajña procedures.