Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
अक्षकाष्ठैरेधितेऽग्नौ विचिन्त्य रिपुमर्दनम् । देवं नृसिंहं सम्पूज्य कुसुमाद्युपचारकैः ॥ ७२ ॥
akṣakāṣṭhairedhite'gnau vicintya ripumardanam | devaṃ nṛsiṃhaṃ sampūjya kusumādyupacārakaiḥ || 72 ||
అక్షకాష్ఠంతో ప్రజ్వలింపబడిన అగ్నిలో, శత్రుమర్దనుడైన దేవుడు నృసింహుని ధ్యానించి; పుష్పాద్యుపచారాలతో ఆ శ్రీ నృసింహుని సమ్యక్గా పూజించాలి।
Narada (instructional narration within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links outer rite (kindling the sacred fire with prescribed fuel) to inner practice (meditation on Nṛsiṃha as the destroyer of obstacles/enemies), showing that ritual becomes spiritually potent when joined with focused dhyāna and devotion.
Bhakti is expressed through remembering (vicintya) the Lord’s protecting form—Nṛsiṃha—and honoring Him with upacāras like flowers; devotion is not only emotion but also disciplined worship performed with reverence.
It reflects practical ritual discipline—proper agni preparation and prescribed materials (specific fuel-wood), along with structured upacāra offerings—typical of applied Vedic procedure aligned with technical instruction.