Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months
। सहस्तोमाइति ऋखा नामनन्त्रैस्तु वा पृथक् । पुण्यैर्मन्त्रैस्तथैवान्यैर्हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं चरेत् ॥ ४४ ॥
| sahastomāiti ṛkhā nāmanantraistu vā pṛthak | puṇyairmantraistathaivānyairhutvā pūrṇāhutiṃ caret || 44 ||
‘సహస్తోమా’ అనే ఋగ్వేద ఋచను జపిస్తూ, లేదా తత్క్రమంగా స్వస్వ నామమంత్రాలతో వేరుగా, పుణ్యమంత్రాలు మరియు ఇతర విధిమంత్రాలతో ఆహుతులు సమర్పించి, చివర పూర్ణాహుతి చేయవలెను।
Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context; ritual instruction section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual completeness: offerings should be made with the correct mantras and sealed with the pūrṇāhuti, symbolizing the act’s proper closure and the offering’s wholeness.
While primarily ritual (karma-kāṇḍa) in tone, it supports bhakti by teaching disciplined, reverent execution of sacred acts—offering into the fire with mantras as an act of consecration to the divine.
It reflects applied śrauta/smārta ritual method—mantra-prayoga (correct deployment of ṛk/mantras), sequencing of homa, and the rule of performing the concluding pūrṇāhuti.