Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
यस्य शक्तित्रयेणदं संप्रीतमखिलं जगत् । यज्ञसूत्राय तस्मै ते यज्ञसूत्रं प्रकल्पये ॥ ५७ ॥
yasya śaktitrayeṇadaṃ saṃprītamakhilaṃ jagat | yajñasūtrāya tasmai te yajñasūtraṃ prakalpaye || 57 ||
యస్య త్రివిధశక్తిచేత ఈ సమస్త జగత్తు పోషింపబడి ఆనందించుచున్నదో, ఆ యజ్ఞసూత్రస్వరూప ప్రభువునకు నేను నీకు విధివిధానముగా ఈ యజ్ఞోపవీతమును ధరింపజేయుచున్నాను।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / ritual context of Vedanga practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It sacralizes the yajñopavīta by linking it to the Supreme’s threefold śakti, teaching that the thread is not merely social custom but a reminder of cosmic order and divine presence in yajña.
By describing the Lord as the very “yajña-sūtra,” the verse turns an external rite into an inward act of remembrance—wearing the thread becomes a bhakti-oriented symbol of dedication to the divine source sustaining the world.
It highlights samskāra-vidhi (rite of investiture) and yajña-prayoga (ritual application): the formal bestowal of the sacred thread with a consecratory statement that frames the rite within dharma and Vedic ritual science.