Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
निजोपरि च मन्त्रज्ञो भ्रामयित्वा त्यजेत्सुधी । तलस्थां च षडङ्गेषु तन्मन्त्रैः प्रविलेपयेत् ॥ १९ ॥
nijopari ca mantrajño bhrāmayitvā tyajetsudhī | talasthāṃ ca ṣaḍaṅgeṣu tanmantraiḥ pravilepayet || 19 ||
మంత్రజ్ఞుడైన వివేకి దానిని తన మీదుగా తిప్పి తరువాత విడిచిపెట్టాలి. ఆపై అరచేతిలో ఉన్న ద్రవ్యాన్ని అదే మంత్రాలతో షడంగాలపై లేపనం చేయాలి॥१९॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches disciplined mantra-practice: sanctifying oneself and then consecrating the body through ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa, so the practitioner becomes a fit vessel for worship and meditation.
By prescribing bodily consecration through mantras, it supports focused, reverent worship—preparing the devotee’s body-mind as an instrument for sustained Vishnu-bhakti and ritual attention.
Ritual technique and mantra-application: the procedural use of mantras for nyāsa (placing/consecration) on the six limbs, a technical component allied to Vedic ritual discipline.