Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
बाणादिलिंगे वाभ्यर्चेत्सर्वलक्षणलक्षिते । मूलेन मूर्तिं संकल्प्य ध्यात्वा देवं यथोदितम् ॥ ३४ ॥
bāṇādiliṃge vābhyarcetsarvalakṣaṇalakṣite | mūlena mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya dhyātvā devaṃ yathoditam || 34 ||
พึงบูชาบาณลิงคะ (หรือศิวลิงคะศักดิ์สิทธิ์อื่น) ที่มีลักษณะมงคลครบถ้วน โดยอาศัยมูลมนต์กำหนดรูปเทวะในใจ แล้วภาวนาระลึกถึงองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตามที่บัญญัติ จากนั้นจึงประกอบพิธีบูชา
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that outer worship becomes effective when grounded in inner practice: first establishing the deity’s form through mantra and meditation, then offering ritual worship according to rule (vidhi).
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence—visualizing the Lord with focused dhyāna and then serving that presence through worship, showing devotion as both inward contemplation and outward offering.
It reflects ritual precision: selecting a properly marked worship-object (lakṣaṇa), employing the correct mūla-mantra, and following prescribed procedure (yathoditam), aligning with technical liturgical discipline found alongside Vedāṅga-style instruction.