Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
सनत्कुमार उवाच । ततः श्वासानुसारेण दत्वा पादं महीतले । समुद्र मेखले देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले 1. ॥ १ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | tataḥ śvāsānusāreṇa datvā pādaṃ mahītale | samudra mekhale devi parvatastanamaṇḍale 1. || 1 ||
สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า: ต่อจากนั้นให้วางเท้าลงบนพื้นดินตามจังหวะลมหายใจ—โอ้เทวี—พึงระลึกถึงแผ่นดินที่มีมหาสมุทรเป็นเข็มขัด และมีภูเขาดุจถันประดับงาม.
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links breath-discipline (śvāsa-anusāra) with sacred visualization: by synchronizing awareness with the breath and grounding the body, the practitioner contemplates the Earth as Devī—an ordered, divine support for sādhanā.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent perception: the world is not seen as inert matter but as Devī’s form—Earth girdled by oceans and adorned with mountains—turning meditation into an act of worshipful remembrance.
A practical yogic method is implied: regulating attention according to the breath (a prāṇāyāma-aligned discipline) and using structured visualization—skills often taught alongside technical traditions of recitation and disciplined practice in Vedanga-oriented sections.