Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
स्वशिरः सप्तधा प्रोक्ष्यावशिष्टं तत्पुनर्जलम् । कृत्वा तदक्षरं मन्त्री नासिकान्तिकमानयेत् ॥ ६३ ॥
svaśiraḥ saptadhā prokṣyāvaśiṣṭaṃ tatpunarjalam | kṛtvā tadakṣaraṃ mantrī nāsikāntikamānayet || 63 ||
தன் தலையில் ஏழு முறை ப்ரோட்சணம் செய்து, மீதமுள்ள நீரை மீண்டும் எடுத்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். அந்த அக்ஷரத்தை ஸித்தி/ஸம்ஸ்காரம் செய்து மந்திரசாதகர் அதை மூக்கருகே கொண்டு வர வேண்டும்.
Narada (instructional narration within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It describes a purification-and-activation step: sevenfold sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) sanctifies the practitioner, and the remaining consecrated water is used alongside an empowered syllable (akṣara) to focus subtle practice near the breath-channel.
Though technical in form, it supports bhakti by prescribing disciplined bodily and vocal-sacred practice—purity, reverent handling of sanctified water, and attentive use of sacred sound—so devotion becomes steady and embodied.
Śikṣā (phonetics/pronunciation) and mantra-vidhi are implied: the ‘akṣara’ must be correctly formed/empowered, and the instruction to bring it near the nostril points to breath-linked recitation or nyāsa-like application used in precise ritual technique.