Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
तवेयं हि महामूर्तिस्तस्यां त्वां सर्वगं प्रभो । भक्तिरेवहसमाकृष्टं दीपवत्स्थापयाम्यहम् ॥ ३८ ॥
taveyaṃ hi mahāmūrtistasyāṃ tvāṃ sarvagaṃ prabho | bhaktirevahasamākṛṣṭaṃ dīpavatsthāpayāmyaham || 38 ||
ข้าแต่พระผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่วทุกแห่ง มหามูรตินี้เป็นของพระองค์แท้จริง ข้าพเจ้าขอตั้งพระองค์ไว้ภายในนี้—ผู้ถูกดึงมาโดยภักติเท่านั้น—ดุจประทีปที่ตั้งมั่น.
Narada (devotee-voice within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that although the Lord is all-pervading, the devotee can ‘install’ His presence in a sacred form through concentrated devotion, making worship intimate and steady.
Bhakti is presented as the sole attracting force—devotion ‘draws’ the omnipresent Lord into the worshipper’s focus, enabling heartfelt upāsanā of the divine form.
Ritual-practice (kalpa-style upāsanā) is implied: establishing the deity in a form for worship, with the key principle that inner bhakti is the essential efficacy behind the rite.