Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
स्पृष्ट्वा कुंभं जपेन्मन्त्रं सहस्रं विजितेंद्रियः । अभिषिं चेत्तदंभोभिः प्रियं सर्वेष्टसिद्धये ॥ २८ ॥
spṛṣṭvā kuṃbhaṃ japenmantraṃ sahasraṃ vijiteṃdriyaḥ | abhiṣiṃ cettadaṃbhobhiḥ priyaṃ sarveṣṭasiddhaye || 28 ||
கும்பத்தைத் தொட்டு, இந்திரியநிக்ரஹம் உடைய சாதகர் மந்திரத்தை ஆயிரம் முறை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும். பின்னர் அதே நீரால் பிரிய தேவனுக்கு அபிஷேகம் செய்து, எல்லா இஷ்டசித்திகளையும் பெறுக.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical ritual method)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (sense-control and mantra-japa) with an outward rite (abhiṣeka), teaching that desired results arise when ritual action is empowered by concentrated, regulated consciousness.
By directing the practitioner to bathe/anoint the ‘beloved’ deity after japa, it frames mantra practice as loving service (upacāra) where devotion culminates in offering sanctified water to the worshipped Lord.
It highlights applied ritual science: correct sequencing of acts (kumbha-sparśa → sahasra-japa → abhiṣeka) and the use of mantra-charged water as an efficacious ritual medium.