Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
या दिव्या इति मंत्रेण दद्यादर्घ्यं समाहितः । गंधैश्च पत्रपुष्पैश्च धूपैर्दीपैर्यजेत्ततः ॥ ४१ ॥
yā divyā iti maṃtreṇa dadyādarghyaṃ samāhitaḥ | gaṃdhaiśca patrapuṣpaiśca dhūpairdīpairyajettataḥ || 41 ||
మనస్సు ఏకాగ్రం చేసి “యా దివ్యా…” మంత్రంతో అర్ఘ్యాన్ని అర్పించాలి. తరువాత సుగంధ ద్రవ్యాలు, పత్రపుష్పాలు, ధూపం, దీపాలతో పూజ చేయాలి.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the worship procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that worship becomes effective when done with samādhāna (inner composure) and with respectful offerings (arghya) followed by traditional upacāras like fragrance, flowers, incense, and lamps.
Bhakti is expressed through attentive, reverent service—offering arghya with mantra and then honoring the deity with sensory offerings (gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, dīpa) as loving acts of worship.
It reflects kalpa/ritual practice: the ordered sequence of pūjā (arghya followed by upacāras) and the use of a prescribed mantra for a specific offering.