Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
लक्षमेकं जपेन्मन्त्रं दशांशं जुहुयात्तिलैः । सतण्डुलैः पायसेन विष्णुपीठे यजत्तुतम् ॥ १९ ॥
lakṣamekaṃ japenmantraṃ daśāṃśaṃ juhuyāttilaiḥ | sataṇḍulaiḥ pāyasena viṣṇupīṭhe yajattutam || 19 ||
மந்திரத்தை ஒரு இலட்சம் முறை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்; பின்னர் அதன் பத்திலொரு பங்கை எள்ளுடன், அரிசித் துகள்களும் பாயசமும் சேர்த்து அக்னியில் ஹோமமாக அர்ப்பணித்து, விஷ்ணு-பீடத்தில் முறையாக வழிபட வேண்டும்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes a complete sādhana cycle: lakṣa-japa (100,000 repetitions) followed by daśāṁśa-homa (one-tenth oblations), emphasizing disciplined completion of mantra-practice and consecration of its fruit through fire-offering and Viṣṇu worship.
Bhakti is expressed here as regulated worship—repeating the Lord’s mantra, offering pure substances like tila and pāyasa, and directing the entire rite to Viṣṇu-pīṭha, making devotion concrete through service (upacāra) and sacrifice (homa).
It highlights ritual proportion and procedure—especially the daśāṁśa rule (one-tenth homa after japa) and the use of specific dravyas (tila, taṇḍula, pāyasa), reflecting applied Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta style ritual discipline.