Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
तद्रू पाश्च ततो जाता आपस्ताः प्रणमाम्यहम् । इति नत्वा समारुन्ध्य सप्तच्छिद्राणि साधकः ॥ ३३ ॥
tadrū pāśca tato jātā āpastāḥ praṇamāmyaham | iti natvā samārundhya saptacchidrāṇi sādhakaḥ || 33 ||
แล้วพึงภาวนา: “จากตัตตวะนั้นเอง น้ำทั้งหลายได้บังเกิดในรูปเดียวกัน; ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมแด่น้ำนั้น” ครั้นนอบน้อมแล้ว ผู้ปฏิบัติพึงปิดกั้นและสำรวมทวารทั้งเจ็ด (ช่องทั้งเจ็ดแห่งศีรษะ)
Narada (teaching in a technical/Vedanga-adjacent yogic-ritual context, traditionally in dialogue lineage with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links elemental contemplation (saluting Āpaḥ, the cosmic Waters) with disciplined internalization—bowing in reverence and then withdrawing the outward-flowing senses by restraining the seven apertures.
Bhakti appears here as reverential remembrance and salutation—“I bow to the Waters”—followed by focused restraint, showing devotion expressed through disciplined practice rather than mere emotion.
A technical, practice-oriented instruction: sensory restraint via “sapta-chidra” control (eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth), aligning ritual reverence for an element (Āpaḥ) with yogic method.