Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
शिवं शिवां रविं विष्णुं रवौ मध्यगते पुनः । गणेषं विष्णुमंबां च शिवं चेति यथाक्रमम् ॥ ४६ ॥
śivaṃ śivāṃ raviṃ viṣṇuṃ ravau madhyagate punaḥ | gaṇeṣaṃ viṣṇumaṃbāṃ ca śivaṃ ceti yathākramam || 46 ||
శివుడు, శివా, సూర్యుడు, విష్ణువును ఆహ్వానించాలి; మరల సూర్యుడు మధ్యస్థుడై ఉన్నప్పుడు క్రమంగా గణేశుడు, విష్ణువు, అంబా, శివుడు అని స్థాపించాలి।
Narada (as transmitter of the procedural sequence within the Vedanga/ritual instruction context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined worship through yathākramam—correct sequencing of devatā-invocation—showing that inner focus and outer ritual order together make the practice effective.
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive remembrance and honoring of multiple divine forms—especially Viṣṇu—through a structured practice rather than random or careless invocation.
It reflects procedural ritual science tied to technical placement (madhyagate) and devatā-ordering, a kind of applied kalpa-style instruction often coordinated with time/center concepts used in jyotiṣa-informed worship.